Tánaiste: Vote for Sinn Féin is a vote for army council

Tánaiste Joan Burton has told the Dáil a vote for Sinn Féin was a vote for the army council.

In her statement on Northern Ireland, Ms Burton said the findings of a recent report into paramilitary activity make it clear the IRA still exerts power over Sinn Féin.

The assessment by the British government of the IRA is clear: the army council continues to exist and exerts control over Sinn Féin.