Quinn denies bid to 'humiliate' Kenny

Labour's Ruairi Quinn is insisting he did not set out to humiliate Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny when he yesterday stepped in to provide a pairing arrangement for the Tánaiste to allow her go on an Enterprise Ireland mission to the US.

Fine Gael had attempted to block the trip by refusing to provide a pairing arrangement during Mary Coughlan's absence, saying she should be in the Dáil for the first sitting of the new term.