Leo Varadkar was throwing serious shade at Mary Lou McDonald last night

With the reshuffle imminent, the Transport Minister had a question for the Sinn Féin deputy leader.

POLITICIANS ARE PARTICULARLY giddy around Leinster House at the moment with the rumour mill in full swing as the Cabinet reshuffle looms.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is one of those said to be in line for a move elsewhere with the portfolios of Environment or Health being lined up for him.

But it appears the Fine Gael TD, whose Twitter account is one of the more entertaining in political circles, was more concerned about the prospects of Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald last night.

The opposition party’s deputy leader noted that she was to meet the Taoiseach and Tanaiste around 7pm – to discuss the peace process:

Meeting an Taoiseach and the new Tànaiste at 7 PM
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) July 7, 2014

Mary Lou McDonald / Twitter

But Leo didn’t miss the chance to respond with this humdinger :

@MaryLouMcDonald Do you think you might get a job?
— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) July 7, 2014

Leo Varadkar / Twitter

No response from Mary Lou as yet, but we’ll let you know if there is.

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