Parliamentary privilege not a personal matter

SENATOR Terry Leyden (Letters, February 28) is correct in saying TDs and senators should avail of parliamentary privilege in their “duty in the Oireachtas to fight for, and to be a voice for, those whom we represent”.

But we are not talking about parliamentary privilege being used by the Taoiseach to fight for, and to a be voice for, those he represents.

Senator Leyden did not tackle a key point I raised (Letters, February 27): what the Taoiseach is suggesting is that parliamentary privilege can be bent to such a degree to protect a TD or senator from due investigation in relation to personal conduct.