Burton questions Kenny’s photo-op with O’Brien

Joan Burton, the social protection minister, has raised questions about Government members interacting with individuals criticised by tribunals following the appearance of Enda Kenny at a public event with businessman Denis O’Brien.

She noted that Mr O’Brien had continued to “pop up at various public events,” most recently at a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange, where he was photographed sharing a balcony with the Taoiseach.

“It is perhaps time for the Government to reflect on how it should in future interact with people against whom adverse findings have been made by tribunals.”