His junior minister Róisín Shortall addressed the Dáil during this motion and did not indicate her support for him or mention his name once, and resigned on the 26th of September from her cabinet post and her party whip giving lack of support as her reason.
His junior minister Róisín Shortall addressed the Dáil during this motion and did not indicate her support for him or mention his name once, though she did vote against the motion. On 26 September 2012, Shortall resigned as Minister of State for Primary Care and her party whip giving lack of support as her reason.