Enda Kenny questioned over a reappointment to the board of the ESB

The Taoiseach has been questioned over a reappointment to the board of the ESB six months in advance of the start date. Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White this week appointed Noreen Wright to the board of ESB for a second term of office, despite the fact that this term will not begin until June 28 — long after the general election.

Speaking in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin yesterday accused the Government of being “in a rush to make appointments not only in advance of a general election but further out, six months hence”.

While Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy Rae said “there is a bad smell off it”.