David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the forthcoming Seanad by-election, the selection of the candidate, Maíria Cahill, is an internal matter for the Labour Party. It can do whatever it likes. She is a fine person but the election is a complete farce with only 100 voters. It is not even an election because Fine Gael has withdrawn from it. It is an own goal for the Labour Party. It is a nomination, not an election at all.