Opposition TDs demand more answers from Simon Coveney over Zappone appointment

Mr Coveney's appearance at the Foreign Affairs Committee was criticised as "barely believable" by one TD, while others have suggested a motion of no confidence 

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney leaves a  a committee meeting on Foreign Affairs over the appointment of Katherine Zappone. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Opposition parties have called on Simon Coveney to answer further questions in the Dáil amid a potential vote of no confidence.

Mr Coveney's second appearance in a week at the Foreign Affairs Committee on the appointment of his former colleague Katherine Zappone to a position of UN envoy failed to satisfy members that they had been told the complete story.