Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has confirmed that he is to stand in the upcoming general election as an Independent candidate in the Dublin Rathdown constituency.
He was first elected to the Dáil in 1981 for Fine Gael and was returned at every election up to 2002 when he lost his seat.
He regained it in the 2007 general election.
Mr Shatter held many frontbench positions when Fine Gael served in opposition including justice, health, children, labour and environment.
A solicitor and author, he describes himself as an "expert on Israel and the Middle East" and is chair of the Inheritance Tax Reform Campaign.
He said: "I will be asking the electorate in Dublin Rathdown to support me with their no 1 votes to illustrate the level of support for the abolition of inheritance tax."
