Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)

In a scenario where only two people are contesting a vacancy, a person who wished to hinder the application of one party is prevented from making nefarious representations but could make positive representations on the other person's behalf. This could be deemed improper interference. The standards employed by the PAS dictate that an inquiry such as Senator McDowell has posited would be deemed inappropriate, the matter would end there and one could not infer any malicious intent.