The Fine Gael investigation into bullying in the Waterford Constituency is continuing.
TD John Deasy, who is the Government’s US envoy, and a former local election candidate, Fiona Dowd, have made allegations to the party.
Fine Gael’s former director of elections Maurice Cummins has denied the bullying claims.
Party Secretary Tom Curran was in Waterford last week and spoke to John Deasy, Fiona Dowd, Maurice Cummins and other members of the Party.
Dáil record
Critics of Waterford TD John Deasy say he’s never around and is not working for Waterford.
The Dungarvan native was first elected to Dáil Eireann in 2002 and began his fourth term as a TD in 2016.
WLR News looks at his Dáil record and the records of his constituency colleagues.
John Deasy made 31 contributions in the Oireachtas since the 6th of April 2016.
The most recent a single question at the Finance Committee almost three months ago.
In July of 2017 he was appointed by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as a special envoy to the United States Congress.
A spokesperson for Fine Gael said he has been doing important work on a special visa scheme for Irish citizens since then.
The last time the Fine Gael Deputy spoke about Waterford in the House was at the Finance Committee on the 28th of February this year.
He spoke for almost two minutes questioning the Taoiseach about the Technological University for the South East.
It’s a marked contrast to the previous Dáil from 2011 to 2016 when Deputy Deasy made 258 contributions.
Back then he was very vocal on the Public Accounts Committee, in particular the ‘Grace’ case, where a woman with intellectual disabilities was left in the care of a foster home, at the centre of alleged sexual abuse, for up to 14 years.
Deputy Deasy however did table 242 parliamentary questions so far during this Dáil term.
In comparison, John Halligan who has served as Minister of State for Training and Skills since May 2016 has made around 150 contributions in the houses of the Oireachtas from the 10th of March 2016 until the 19th of June.
He also tabled 44 parliamentary questions during that time.
David Cullinane made 531 contributions from the 10th of March 2016 until Thursday of last week.
He also tabled more than 1500 questions for written answer.
The Sinn Fein TD sponsored 15 bills in the Dail ranging from corporate manslaughter to the organisation of working time bill.
Mary Butler made 402 contributions from the 6th of April 2016 until last Thursday
She tabled 918 parliamentary questions
The Fianna Fail TD sponsored three bills in the Dáil on employment equality, assaults on older persons and regulation of intimate piercing and tattooing.
