Humphreys stonewalls questions on McNulty

Arts Minister Heather Humphreys has refused to answer questions about who advised her to appoint a failed party election candidate to a state board and instead said it is a matter for Fine Gael.

Humphreys stonewalls questions on McNulty

The new minister faced more queries yesterday as the botched Seanad by-election debacle rumbled on.

The ongoing criticism of the appointment of Donegal businessman John McNulty to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art — just ahead of his nomination for a Seanad seat — also dominated proceedings during leaders’ questions in the Dáil.

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