A Fine Gael Minister says election candidates shouldn’t have to go through a selection process that reveals their views on every subject.
Donegal Minister Joe McHugh’s comments come in the wake of criticism of by-election candidate Verona Murphy, after a number of remarks she made about asylum seekers.
The Fianna Fáil leader has said he believes it may be a deliberate tactic to court votes.
The Education Minister says Murphy was selected fair and square by party membership:
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