Taoiseach must put an end to Zappone row, says Fianna Fáil TD

The controversy over the appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN special envoy continues (Niall Carson/PA)

A member of the committee set to question Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney on the Katherine Zappone controversy has said the Taoiseach needs to “stamp his authority” on the Cabinet.

James Lawless, a Kildare TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, said on Sunday that his party leader, Micheál Martin, must put an end to the ongoing row over the appointment of Ms Zappone to a UN special envoy role.