When nominations closed at 6pm it was confirmed that incumbent Seán Ó Fearghaíl will face former minister for communications and Independent TD Denis Naughten for the role.The position as speaker of the House comes with a salary of €175,699 plus expenses and allowances. The salary includes the basic TD salary of €96,189 and an additional €79,510.and Sinn Féin will have the same number of voting TDs at 37 each.
“When you look at the situation we’re in now, what we all want to see can’t be a government dependent on the vote of one person,” he added. Mr Naughten, TD for Roscommon-Galway emailed colleagues to confirm his candidacy and said there had been a consistent message during the election campaign on the doorsteps of “public frustration with accountability”.
Independent TD Michael McNamara had earlier withdrawn from the race and said he would be supporting Mr Naughten.
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