Varadkar accused of 'scandalous' abuse of Dáil privilege

During sharp exchanges in the Dáil, the Taoiseach made controversial comments to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who labelled it 'another abuse of Dáil privilege'

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald labelled the Taoiseach’s response as 'disgraceful' but Mr Varadkar said he was 'not surprised' she labelled his comment as such. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Taoiseach has been accused of abusing Dáil privilege during a heated debate on the Niall Collins controversy.

There were sharp exchanges as members of the opposition criticised Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins for refusing to answer questions in the Dáil on the sale of land in 2007 which his wife had expressed interest in buying.