Seanad
‹ Order of Business Sinn Féin banishment dispute
Summary
A procedural dispute follows claims about people being sent across the Border; the Chair rules the interventions out of order and says the House record will establish the facts.
On a point of order, I do not believe there is any evidence that Sinn Féin has banished anybody.
Comment on this
That is what the party said itself.
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The party is on record as having said it banished people to this jurisdiction.
Comment on this
The record of the House will speak for itself. I ask the Senator to resume his seat.
Comment on this
The point I believe the Leader is making is that the IRA may have banished people.
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I ask the Senator to resume his seat as he is completely out of order. The record of the House will speak for itself.
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Certainly, Sinn Féin has banished nobody.