The Minister of State for Higher Education Niall Collins has said Fianna Fáil will engage with its four MEPs on voting for Ursula Von der Leyen to serve a second term as President of the European Commission.
The Government has nominated Minister for Finance Michael McGrath as Ireland's next Commissioner and there is unease within the Coalition that a bloc of Government MEPs voting against Ms von der Leyen could damage Mr McGrath's chances of securing a senior economic portfolio. The four Fianna Fáil MEPs had indicated that they would vote against Ms von der Leyen in the secret ballot due to take place in mid-July.
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