Time for women's voices to be heard in Government

The Taoiseach claims there is a lack of female TDs, hence so few at his Cabinet table. The Women for Election group is looking to ensure the only way is up for female representation, writes Niamh Hennessy.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar hasn’t been in office long but already he has come under fire for not appointing enough female ministers to his Cabinet. Female relations didn’t get off to a very good start with Mary Mitchell O’Connor demoted to his junior ministerial team.

When the dust settled, just one fifth of the Taoiseach’s Cabinet are women. The reason for so few women, he said, was due to a lack of female TDs.