I was watching an interview with Steen recently where she rejected the idea of her "lateness" having contributed to her failing to make the ballot:

"I wasn't that late compared to the other candidates, Catherine Connolly declared in mid July, Heather Humphries declared about 10 days before I did, Jim Gavin declared after I did. Garteth Sheridan had been working on this for over a year and he failed to secure a nomination."

"People say that I was late, but if I was earlier, can people tell me which two TD's would have signed for me? Can they tell me the 4 Councils that would have nominated me?"