Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are here in a parliamentary democracy looking for answers to basic questions about someone whose candidacy is up for grabs and who is about to take up a position in a few weeks. The public deserves answers, as do Members. Is there a judicial review process to review the recent judgment that deemed the candidate eligible? Can the Labour Party and the Tánaiste, Deputy Burton, stand over behaviour that appears shadier by the day?

I was sorry to hear an unconfirmed report that one of the people who had been given an indication that they might win the nomination, Samantha Long, has now submitted her resignation-----