Leo Varadkar: You can’t get internet on a cup.

Dáil parliamentary questions and their responses are usually very formal in their tone, but Transport Minister Leo Varadkar appeared less mindful of his "Ps and Qs" in one of his latest PQ responses to Sinn Féin’s Sandra McLellan.

The Cork East TD asked Mr Varadkar whether new legislation on drivers’ mobile phones would include penalties “for simply holding your phone in your hand while driving” and “the reason why this would be any different to holding a cup or anything else”.

In his written response, Mr Varadkar pointed out that a person observed driving dangerously “as a result of their cup-holding” could be liable for prosecution, as it is an offence under the Road Acts to drive without due care and attention.