There has been disagreement among TDs over whether today's Dáil sitting should have gone ahead, due to concerns about COVID-19 and health and safety.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has stated that "democracy needs to continue", but Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill took a different view on Twitter.

Social distancing is among the measures being adhered to in the Dáil chamber, but was it irresponsible for the sitting to take place today?

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Richard Boyd Barrett both joined us on The Last Word to discuss this further.

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