istic ". ▁After ▁the ▁res ignation , ▁she ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁inqu iry ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁In qui ries ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁She ▁said ▁that , ▁if ▁the ▁election ▁did ▁happen , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" br ut al ▁election " ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁would ▁be ▁" in ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁direct ▁rule ". ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁could ▁happen ▁without ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in , ▁who ▁press ured ▁F oster ▁to ▁step ▁aside ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁" conf lict ▁of ▁interest ". ▁She ▁said ▁an ▁inqu iry , ▁for ▁her , ▁would ▁be ▁" v it ally ▁important ▁from ▁a ▁political ▁perspective ▁but ▁also ▁fundamental ▁for ▁me ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁basis ". ▁ ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁M á irt ín ▁Ó ▁Mu ille oir ▁said ▁F oster ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁was ▁not ▁cred ible ▁and ▁" it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁la ughing ▁stock ▁if ▁we ▁now ▁had ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁that ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁her ▁beh est ". ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁parties ▁The ▁SD LP ' s ▁leader ▁Col um ▁East wood ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁D UP ▁govern ed ▁" dis gra ce fully ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁extended ▁well ▁beyond ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ar l ene ▁F oster ". ▁The ▁SD LP ▁said ▁that ▁S inn ▁F é