Dáil suspended after Cork TD takes issue with being called an organic farmer

Michael Collins accused Pippa Hackett of 'spreading mistruths' about him

Michael Collins said Pippa Hackett had used his name based on 'private information she must have got only from her husband'. Picture: Sam Boal /Rollingnews.ie

The Dáil was suspended twice on Wednesday evening after a Cork TD took exception to being called "an organic farmer".

Junior biodiversity minister Pippa Hackett was speaking during a Dáil debate on the status of the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law.