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Brian Stanley seeks time in the Dáil to make a statement.
Am sa Dáil á lorg ag Brian Stanley chun ráiteas a dhéanamh.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says Brian Stanley has written to the Ceann Comhairle and applied for Dáil time to make a statement in the Dáil on 15 December.
Deir ceannaire Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald go bhfuil scríte ag Brian Stanley go dtí an Ceann Comhairle agus iarratas déanta aige ar am Dála chun ráiteas a dhéanamh sa Dáil ar an 15 Nollaig.
Earlier today, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley still has questions to answer about whether he should remain in his role as chair of the Public Accounts committee.
Níos luaithe inniu dúirt an tAire Airgeadais Paschal Donohoe go bhfuil ceisteanna fós le freagairt ag an Teachta Dála de chuid Shinn Féin Brian Stanley maidir le ar cheart do fanacht ina ról mar chathaoirleach ar choiste na gCuntas Poiblí.
Speaking on Morning Ireland this morning Minister Paschal Donohoe said Brian Stanley ‘s apology for tweets he sent out on the Twitter reed system was not enough.
Ag labhairt do ar Morning Ireland ar maidin dúirt an tAire Paschal Donohoe nach leor an leithscéal a bhí gafa ag Brian Stanley maidir le tvuítanna a sheol sé amach ar an gcóras giolcaireachta Twitter.
He said the tweet in which Stanley referred to the sexual orientation of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar cannot be taken lightly.
Dúirt sé nach féidir glacadh beag ná mór leis an tvuít inar rinne Stanley tagairt do chlaonadh gnéis an Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.
Minister Donohoe said that statements relating to a person ‘s sexual orientation cannot be made and that statement can be attached to their position.
Dúirt an tAire Donohoe nach féidir ráitis a bhaineann le claonadh gnéis duine a dhéanamh agus an ráiteas sin a cheangal lena bpost.
He said it is a different country now and this country is better than that.
Dúirt sé gur tír difriúil atá inti anois agus go bhfuil an tír seo níos fearr ná sin.