The Tanaiste says there's nothing wrong with lobbying - people do it all the time.
But Eamon Gilmore has still confirmed that Frank Flannery is to quit another position.
First he stood down as director of Rehab after it emerged he was lobbying the Government for the charity while working as a Fine Gael strategist and now he's leaving another State post - The Tanaiste explained in the Dáil earlier: