Labour and Social Democrats clash over Dáil committee roles amid suspended TD row

Social Democrats seek to count suspended TD Eoin Hayes in committee allocations, prompting criticism from Labour sources

Eoin Hayes was suspended from the party in December before the first sitting of the 34th Dáil, after he admitted to lying about when he sold shares in a controversial US company that provided the Israeli Defence Forces with AI tools. Picture: Leon Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Labour and the Social Democrats are at odds over forming Dáil committees, as the latter seek to include suspended TD Eoin Hayes in its calculation of top jobs.

The Social Democrats have argued that there has been no change in the number of TDs they elected in November, despite Mr Hayes being suspended from the party in December last year.