Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

I am quite happy to do that. If serious charges are to be made against a person outside the House, ruling No. 470 of the salient rulings of the Chair provide that this can only be done by way of substantive motion. An amendment to another motion is not, and has never been considered to be, a substantive motion. Notwithstanding that the matter is of major importance, it was not possible to take the motion as proposed.

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