Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-04-25
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

Deputy, hold on. As a matter of long-standing principle, we have a separation of powers. The separation of powers means that in this House, we do not criticise or comment on affairs before the courts. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, is independent. Its actions and decisions may not be commented on in this House. That is in accordance with the long-established tradition, and the Deputy is long enough here to understand that.

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