Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have asked many questions. This appointment and many others prove that the manner in which individuals have been appointed to State boards by this and previous Governments has been wrong and we still have not got a handle on this. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht did not answer any specific questions yesterday evening. She did not answer how this individual got on the board or why he is on it. We know the reason is to put belts and braces on his candidacy for the Seanad by-election because his own candidacy does not stack up.