Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-30
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

I want to give my time to expand on the point of order I raised earlier. I have studied the Salient Rulings of the Chair and I believe the Taoiseach was clearly out of order in describing Deputies Boyd Barrett and Barry and me as puppets of Putin. Salient Ruling 417 states, "Member may not say that another Member is taking orders or instructions from outside interests or is representing or speaking for such interests". It is clear that was the smear involved in the comment "puppets for Putin's regime". Salient Ruling 413 states, "If an allegation impugns the character, integrity and good name of a member it must be withdrawn". Salient Ruling 412 states, "Chair protects Members against innuendo, insinuation and allegation". I am asking the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to instruct the Taoiseach to withdraw those remarks.

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Sitting date: 2022-11-30