FF failing to do enough to attract more women: Hanafin

A SENIOR minister accepted yesterday Fianna Fáil was not “doing good enough” to attract women to the party.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin admitted Fianna Fáil was not successful enough in terms of female representation. Only six of the party’s 81 TDs are women, although two — Ms Hanafin and Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan — are full ministers.

However, Ms Hanafin acknowledged the party was experiencing difficulties in meeting its commitments on gender balances.