Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister satisfied that more than 60 people who have been appointed to State boards since the Government took office had connections with either Fine Gael or the Labour Party, including councillors, people who had donated money to these parties, party advisers, party candidates, former party public representatives, party activists, party canvassers and friends of individual Ministers? Is he satisfied that this practice is continuing?

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