Mr Ryan said he believed the sanction was sufficient. “Our way of managing this is that we go back to our parliamentary party and we decide as a Dáil parliamentary party and that was the approach we decided to take last night.”However, he said failing to vote with the Government “weakens” Government. It has been a difficult six months for everyone.”Mr Ryan said he was also confident his party would continue to work with his Coalition partners. Mr Ryan was speaking at the opening of a new cycle bridge over the Royal Canal at Dublin’s North Strand. The controversy marks the end of a difficult first month of Government for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.

Source: The Irish Times July 31, 2020 06:49 UTC