Opposition withdraws from Business Committee over Woulfe dispute

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

All seven Opposition groupings have withdrawn from the Dáil's Business Committee, putting its future in doubt.

The whips of the groupings co-signed a letter to Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl on Tuesday evening, signalling that they will withdraw from the committee from tomorrow in protest at the Government's refusal to put Justice Minister Helen McEntee forward to answer Dáil questions on the appointment of Supreme Court justice Séamus Woulfe.