A formal complaint has been made to Leinster House authorities, alleging the Taoiseach defamed an opposition TD this week.
Paul Murphy says he was unfairly linked to violent behaviour at the Jobstown protest in which he had no part.
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A spokesman for Leo Varadkar says the Taoiseach has “nothing to add” to his comments, where he criticised “thuggery” at the protest.
Fine Gael junior minister John Paul Phelan says there is a place for the use of Dail privilege – which is rarely abused
