ieExplains: What can and can't be said in the Dáil?

Because Dáil debates can become fairly rowdy, there's been plenty of occasion for chairs to rule a word out of order
ieExplains: What can and can't be said in the Dáil?

Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Jack Chambers, in the Dail chamber. During last Wednesday's session of Leaders' Questions, Mary Lou McDonald challenged Mr Martin on the Government's housing record and as the exchange went on, he accused her of 'telling lies again', stating that the opposition leader was 'ag insint bréaga arís' on the topic of housing.  Photo: Flickr Houses of Oireachtas

Last week, you may have seen a bit of a row in the Dáil between members of Sinn Féin and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

You may also have wondered; what has everybody so exercised? It's not a bad question, given the sheer scale of the opprobrium seen during Wednesday's session of Leaders' Questions. 

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