Parties declare war as formal complaints made

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have declared war on each other after both parties made a series of formal complaints alleging their general election opponents have repeatedly broken rules in the Dáil votes saga.

The parties took aim at each other after it emerged up to 12 government ministers have been caught up in the controversy and as an Irish Examiner survey found 11 TDs from each party have been flouting Dáil rules.