Mairéad Farrell was sent forward to Dáil by committee with unanimous approval after Mr Stanley’s resignation from party
Mairéad Farrell was sent forward to Dáil by committee with unanimous approval after Mr Stanley’s resignation from party
Although, in reality, the committee could not have blocked the progression of the appointment to the Dáil even if parties had dissented from the proposal, Sinn Féin said the unanimous nature of the decision showed that Government and other parties “don’t have the nerve” to block the appointment. Sinn Féin has promised to propose Ms Farrell again if this happens. The Sinn Féin motion also seeks to remove Mr Stanley from the committee and replace him with its Cavan-Monaghan TD Matt Carthy. Ms Farrell is already a sitting member of the PAC.
“I’m determined to go to the Dáil next week and say that when this Q was put at committee, all these parties did not dissent,” Mr MacLochlainn said.Ms Murphy, the deputy chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said later in the day that the Social Democrats would not oppose a Sinn Féin proposal for Mairéad Farrell to take over the chair of the committee.
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