INDEPENDENT TD RÓISÍN Shortall has been expelled from the Dáil after a row with the Ceann Comhairle this morning.
TDs voted 72 to 33 to suspend the Dublin North-West deputy.
Shortall had a lengthy row with Seán Barrett after she accused him of “shutting down” a debate over the costs of the grant to be given to every home that registers with Irish Water.
It was claimed during a debate on amendments to the Water Services Bill last night that 1.65 million households are entitled to the €100 grant – more than the 1.3 million houses the government claims will get it.
The row today broke out as the Dáil debated other amendments and in a statement issued this afternoon, a spokesperson for the Ceann Comhairle said that TDs’ contributions must be relevant to the amendment being discussed.
“It is not in order to deal with extraneous matters. Nor is it in order to debate amendments that have already been discussed and agreed/not agreed,” they said http://jrnl.ie/1830825