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Parliamentary language dispute

Summary

Deputy Breathnach objected to Deputy Kenny describing the House as a “kip” and demanded a withdrawal, leading to an extended argument involving several Deputies. Despite the Chair’s intervention, Deputy Kenny refused to withdraw the remark and the exchange deteriorated into personal abuse and accusations before the Tánaiste condemned the comments.

It does not seem to concern the Government that a child was seizure-free for nine days.

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I call Deputy Breathnach.

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On the orders raised by Deputy Gino Kennedy-----

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Kenny. When he raised his substantive issue at the end of his discussion, he referred to this House as a "kip". I consider that to be absolutely unparliamentary and inappropriate language.

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Deputies

Hear, hear.

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There are plenty of young people viewing what is going on here.

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I am sure they have heard worse.

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I believe the Deputy should unconditionally-----

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Has the Deputy ever heard the word "kip" before?

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-----withdraw the word in question immediately.

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Then you do not support democracy.

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You do not support democracy, Deputy.

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I will read the Official Report. I did not hear that statement. To refer to the national Parliament as a "kip" would be to denigrate the entire democratic mandate we have. If any Member-----

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What has gone on in the last few months has been absolutely outrageous.

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Will you let me finish?

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I did not hear what the Deputy said.

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Deputy Kenny should have respect for the Chair.

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You did call it a "kip".

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The Deputy should withdraw it.

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No. The Deputy has some nerve after his party bankrupted the country.

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It is beyond me why any Deputy would want to be a Member of a democratic institution that he considers to be a "tip" or a "kip", as the case may be.

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Bernard Durkan Deputy Bernard J. Durkan Fine Gael

Any such Deputy should resign.

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Deputy Durkan has been in here too long.

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Bernard Durkan Deputy Bernard J. Durkan Fine Gael

I have been here longer than the Deputy and everybody else.

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The Deputy's comments are disgusting and a disgrace.

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