Fine Gael will not change leader in 2017: Paschal Donohoe

Fine Gael will not change its leader in 2017, says Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe, who feels Enda Kenny is too busy to stand down as Taoiseach.

Mr Donohoe, who is seen as a reluctant contender to be Mr Kenny’s successor, has said the Taoiseach has an important role as leader of the “underdog” minority Government.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Mr Donohoe was pressed on the matter of the Fine Gael leadership and was asked did he think his party would see a new leader this year.