The DáilÂ’s disciplinary watchdog has thrown out a complaint from businessman Denis O'Brien - who says an Independent TD has abused her Dáil privilege.
The disciplinary watchdog, the Committee on Procedure and Privileges or ‘CPP’, received several complaints from Denis O’Brien and SiteServ, about the comments made by Catherine Murphy two weeks ago.
In her speech she made claims about Denis OÂ’BrienÂ’s loan arrangements with IBRC, and the interest rates paid on his loans.
Some of those details were covered by a previous High Court injunction secured by Mr OÂ’Brien against RTE.
Mr OÂ’BrienÂ’s lawyers wrote to the CPP claiming that Deputy MurphyÂ’s remarks were a breach of that injunction - and that her comments were also a breach of Dáil rules because of the court proceedings.
But meeting last night the CPP said it wasnÂ’t a court, so it couldn't say whether the injunction had been breached.
But it did find that Deputy Murphy hadn't broken ANY Dáil rules - and had made her comments in good faith.
