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13/11/2014
Dáil Suspended For The Day After Mary Lou McDonald Refuses To Leave
The Dáil has been suspended for the rest of the day after Sinn Fein Deputy Leader, Mary Lou McDonald, refused to leave.
A row, between the Ceann Comhairle and Mary Lou McDonald, started after she continued to question Tanaiste Joan Burton over Irish Water.
However, she refused to leave, despite the House being in favour of removing her, after the Tanaiste refused to answer her questions.
The Ceann Comhairle would not enter back into the chamber until she left.
Government began leaving at around 1.40pm today, effectively finishing business for the day.
Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, said today's behaviour by Mary Lou McDonald in Dáil Éireann is a stunt which is directly designed to deflect attention away from the Party's treatment of abuse victims.
He said: "As a member of Dáil Eireann, I take genuine offence that Sinn Féin would use our Parliament as a prop to deflect attention from the negative media coverage over Sinn Féin's treatment of sexual abuse victims.
"It disappoints me that Mary Lou McDonald, who herself is an able Parliamentarian, is prepared to derail the democratic function of the Dáil in order to try and change the media agenda."
(CD/JP)
A row, between the Ceann Comhairle and Mary Lou McDonald, started after she continued to question Tanaiste Joan Burton over Irish Water.
However, she refused to leave, despite the House being in favour of removing her, after the Tanaiste refused to answer her questions.
The Ceann Comhairle would not enter back into the chamber until she left.
Government began leaving at around 1.40pm today, effectively finishing business for the day.
Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, said today's behaviour by Mary Lou McDonald in Dáil Éireann is a stunt which is directly designed to deflect attention away from the Party's treatment of abuse victims.
He said: "As a member of Dáil Eireann, I take genuine offence that Sinn Féin would use our Parliament as a prop to deflect attention from the negative media coverage over Sinn Féin's treatment of sexual abuse victims.
"It disappoints me that Mary Lou McDonald, who herself is an able Parliamentarian, is prepared to derail the democratic function of the Dáil in order to try and change the media agenda."
(CD/JP)
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