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I decided to nominate David Norris on purely democratic grounds. It is obvious that amongst the electorate he is considered a credible candidate. Whilst I don't share David' politics I do respect many of his stances on issues. I make no excuses for some of his mistakes but I also recognise a witch hunt when I see it.  I'm wise enough to know that as humans we are all fallible. I personally don't think we need a president but as long as it is within my power to help people express their democratic preference I'll try my best to facilitate that process.

Finally let me apologise to everyone who has contacted me through contact.ie about this matter whom I could not individually respond to. In future I or someone from my office will be making statements on large volume emails on this site.

Joan Collins TD.