Dáil suspended as PBP claims Minister of State called them ‘puppets of Putin’

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Paul Murphy is seen during a row in the Dáil following comments made by Minister of State Seán Fleming. Photograph: Oireachtas The Dáil was suspended after a heated row on neutrality and the triple lock when Minister of State Seán Fleming apparently accused People Before Profit (PBP) TDs of being “puppets of Putin”. Mr Fleming was speaking during a debate calling on the Government to withdraw plans for legislation to end the triple lock which requires UN approval as well as that of the Government and the Dáil before the Defence Forces are sent on peacekeeping missions. Mr Fleming had...