Accusations of ‘strategic interruption’ as Sinn Féin TDs clash with speaker

Micheál Martin had been questioned about a commitment he gave to deliver 50,000 affordable homes to buy at prices less than €250,000 when the row escalated.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin defended the Government’s housing policies in the Dáil (Brian Lawless/PA)

Sinn Féin TDs have clashed with the speaker of the Dáil and the Tanaiste after a row erupted over previous housing commitments made by the Government.

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl was moments away from suspending the House after he accused Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty and Eoin Ó Broin of engaging in “strategic interruption” during Leaders’ Questions.