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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
By Grinne N. Aodha

Dail row over speaking time resolved after Ceann Comhairle’s intervention

Independent TD Verona Murphy in her office at Leinster House, Dublin, after she was elected as the new Ceann Comhairle (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

A row that disrupted parliamentary procedures to elect an Irish premier has been resolved after an intervention from the speaker of the Dail chamber.

A Government spokesperson said they accepted Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy’s recommendation that government-affiliated independents should not be given speaking time during opposition slots.

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