Ministerial tweets and pro-life criticism
McGrath objects to an allegedly insulting tweet by a Minister of State about pro-life supporters and asks the Taoiseach to restrain Ministers. The Ceann Comhairle repeatedly rules that tweets are outside the Order of Business amid light-hearted interjections.
That does not matter.
I have another item about the tweeting system.
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The Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, today sent a terribly insulting tweet to people who happen to be pro-life.
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The Taoiseach will have to deal with them because the Order of Business will soon be done by tweet and Government business will be done by tweet. It is outrageous.
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Will the Taoiseach rein in his Ministers?
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Is it going to be Government by tweet?
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The Deputy is not as young as he used to be. He should not be driving up his blood pressure.
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Government by twits would be more like it.