Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am reliably informed that Fianna Fáil agreed to this appointment. Is this the case? Did the Taoiseach inform Fianna Fáil about this appointment or in any way give it notice of the appointment of the committee? The Taoiseach alluded to the lengthy negotiations that took place before the Government reconvened as a minority Government. I recall the remarks of the leader of Fianna Fáil at that time. He said "the election represented an overwhelming rejection of the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government, its policies and its hyper-political behaviour." He was then moved to put Fine Gael back into Government. The appointment of the Seanad is another issue. Clearly, some deal was done between the Taoiseach and Deputy Micheál Martin. It would be in the interests of everyone if there was transparency about what was going on. We saw it with the Government decision to repeal the High Court judgment on the national monument at the iconic 1916 site. Was Fianna Fáil consulted about that? We see Fianna Fáil correctly describing the Government's-----

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