Senator caught on camera using his mobile while chairing justice debate

RTÉ cameras caught the Leas Cathaoirleach of the Seanad using his mobile phone while he was chairing a debate on justice in the upper house.

Fine Gael Senator Paddy Burke said that he was in the chair during a speech by Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to the Seanad and he may have used his blackberry to check emails.

He added that there was nothing unusually for people to use electronic devices in the Seanad to keep up-to-date with events.