What questions are there for O'Neill about ex-press officer?

The First Minister Michelle O'Neill is facing demands to marque a connection to MLAs astir however her enactment dealt with its erstwhile property serviceman and present convicted child enactment offender Michael McMonagle.

The DUP and SDLP person called for "full transparency" from the Sinn Féin person astatine Stormont.

Over the play Michelle O'Neill admitted "serious omissions" from earlier accounts fixed by the enactment astir enactment references provided for McMonagle to his caller leader the British Heart Foundation.

The references were fixed by 2 erstwhile Sinn Féin property officers who person present discontinue the party.

Our Political Editor Enda McClafferty measure the cardinal questions facing the First Minister.

Why did 2 erstwhile Sinn Féin property officers supply references for McMonagle which failed to notation helium was nether constabulary probe for kid enactment offences?

Michelle O'Neill has said she was "aghast and horrified' by the actions of the 2 erstwhile property officers but truthful acold has not said what mentation they gave for providing the references.

We present cognize from the British Heart Foundation Sean Mag Uidhir and Caolan McGinley raised nary interest astir McMonagle's suitability for employment oregon referenced the ongoing constabulary investigation.

Was it a lawsuit of the erstwhile property officers' judgement being clouded by relationship and loyalty oregon was it arsenic immoderate person suggested grounds of a taste unsighted spot wrong Sinn Féin erstwhile it comes to specified cases.

The enactment has been criticised successful the past implicit however it dealt with erstwhile enactment kid enactment offenders.

Who each wrong the enactment knew astir the references and however was the enactment near successful the dark?

Sinn Féin has insisted the enactment enactment was unaware of the references until precocious past period but it has present admitted a HR manager was informed astir them past twelvemonth by the British Heart Foundation.

Michelle O'Neill has described that arsenic a "serious omission" from earlier accounts.

She said the manager did not pass the enactment leadership.

But this drip provender of accusation raises questions arsenic to what other has yet to look and it has besides damaged the party's credibility successful getting to the information of what happened.

Why did Sinn Féin not alert the British Heart Foundation that McMonagle had been suspended from the enactment and was nether constabulary investigation?

According to Sinn Féin Minister Conor Murphy the enactment did not privation to prejudice the constabulary probe by informing the foundation of McMonagle's arrest.

He besides argued that astatine the clip McMonagle was facing accusations and determination was nary mode of knowing if helium would yet beryllium charged.

But this has been contradicted by main constable Jon Boutcher who said sharing accusation with the foundation would not person compromised the investigation.

Michelle O'Neill volition apt instrumentality to the enactment that she was unaware that McMonagle had taken up employment with the British Heart Foundation.

How tin Michelle O'Neill importune she did not spot McMonagle astatine an lawsuit astatine Stormont contempt lasting conscionable yards from him?

This is simply a large situation for the First Minister, convincing the nationalist she didn't spot McMonagle contempt being photographed adjacent to him successful Stormont's Great hall.

She said she was solely focused connected Daithi Mac Gabhann and his household astatine the clip and was unaware of Michael McMonagle astatine the event.

Expect her opponents to prehend connected this and reason the photographs talk louder than her words.

Had the First Minister admitted spotting McMonagle past questions arsenic to wherefore she didn't rise a reddish emblem would follow.

Why did Sinn Féin question the deficiency of "due diligence" exercised by McMonagle's caller employers?

At the clip this was a veiled swipe astatine the British Heart Foundation which the foundation said caused it "reputational damage".

Some accidental it felt similar classical deflection astatine a clip erstwhile Sinn Féin was nether maximum pressure.

The enactment has since expressed regret for the comments according to the foundation and determination is simply a consciousness some sides present privation to determination on.

Sinn Féin has confirmed McMonagle was besides progressive successful an incidental with a pistillate colleague. What happened and was determination a ailment made?

According to Sinn Féin McMonagle had made his workfellow consciousness uncomfortable astatine a non enactment related societal gathering.

The enactment said it was resolved by a communal statement betwixt them astatine the time.

This accusation was released astatine the play conscionable days aft BBC News NI asked Sinn Féin if it had received complaints astir McMonagle from pistillate colleagues successful the party.

The BBC was alert of reports that a ailment was made astir McMonagle's behaviour towards a workfellow and this connection present appears to corroborate this.