Watch: Furious row sees Dáil suspended as Government accused of 'McCarthyism' 

International Aid Minister Seán Fleming withdrew a remark that there had been 'Putin's puppets' speaking in the debate — an accusation taken by People Before Profit to mean party members

International Aid Minister Seán Fleming there had been 'Putin's puppets' speaking in the debate on neutrality.

The Government has been accused of "McCarthyism" in a heated Dáil row on neutrality that saw the house suspended.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett made the charge to International Aid Minister Seán Fleming in a debate on Irish neutrality.