Clare’s Fine Gael Senator believes today’s no confidence motion in the Foreign Affairs Minister will prove to be a political ‘own goal’ from Sinn Fein.
Mary Lou McDonald’s party is to table the motion in Simon Coveney today, following weeks of controversy surrounding the appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN special envoy.
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While it is believed some smaller parties including Labour will support the motion, Dail arithmetic being on the Government’s side will likely see the motion defeated.
Ennistymon-based Senator Martin Conway says while the debacle has been an ’embarrassment’ for Fine Gael, Minister Coveney’s integrity shouldn’t be questioned.