Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that non-ministerial Regional Independent Group TDs cannot form a technical group for opposition speaking time in the Dáil

Mr Tóibín rejected a suggestion that he wanted to have his cake and eat it, there was a lot of false information and hypocrisy, he said

The issue attracted criticism after it emerged some Regional Independents wanted to form a technical group in the Dáil in order to get more speaking time