Pledged allegiances: Internal support for Fine Gael candidates

BELOW ARE the members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party who have declared for one of the party’s potential candidates. The party has 76 TDs, 19 Senators and 4 MEPs.

PAT COX(5)

Minister of State Ciarán Cannon, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Dara Murphy, Senator Colm Burke and Senator Cáit Keane.

GAY MITCHELL(10)

Gay Mitchell, Minister Alan Shatter, Minister of State Brian Hayes, Minister of State Lucinda Creighton, John Deasy, Derek Keating, Terence Flanagan, Catherine Byrne, Alan Farrell and Brian Walsh.

MAIRÉAD McGUINNESS(11)

Mairéad McGuinness, Minister of State Shane McEntee, Tom Hayes, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Ray Butler, Regina Doherty, Simon Harris, Peter Fitzpatrick, Brendan Griffin, Heather Humphreys and Martin Heydon.

AVRIL DOYLE(6)

Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe, Senator Deirdre Clune, Olivia Mitchell, John Paul Phelan, Liam Twomey and Senator Michael D’Arcy.

WILL NOT BE VOTING(3)

Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett, Seanad Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke and Minister of State Michael Ring, who has a family wedding.

UNDECIDED/DECIDED BUT NOT REVEALING INTENTIONS

Minister Phil Hogan, Minister Leo Varadkar, Minister Simon Coveney, Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd, chairman of parliamentary party and national director of presidential elections Charlie Flanagan, Dublin director of elections Paschal Donohoe, Leinster director of elections Damien English, Munster director of elections Jerry Buttimer, Ireland West director of elections Joe O’Reilly, John O’Mahony, Michelle Mulherin, Denis Naughten, Dinny McGinley, Seán Kyne, Joe McHugh, David Stanton, Frank Feighan, Pat Breen, Tony McLoughlin, Jim Daly, Billy Timmins, Michael Creed, Seán Conlan, Eoghan Murphy, Dan Neville, Áine Collins, James Bannon, Noel Coonan, Andrew Doyle, Senators Tom Sheahan, Imelda Henry, Catherine Noone, Fidelma Healy-Eames, Paul Coghlan, Pat O’Neill, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Comiskey, Paul Bradford, Martin Conway and Terry Brennan.

Others were unavailable for comment.