The Dáil has been suspended for the day, amid a major row between the Technical Group and the Ceann Comhairle.

Catherine Murphy, John Halligan and Thomas Pringle were all kicked out of the chamber, after complaining about how speaking time was being assigned.

The Ceann Comhairle said he would give some of the Technical Group's speaking time to two members of the Reform Alliance.

Independent TD Thomas Pringle says the chairman is putting independent TDs at a disadvantage, and adds there is a "question of bias" in the way the Ceann Comhairle has dealt with the Technical Group:

Business was held up for more than 90 minutes with the dispute - with the Dáil suspended three times - before business was eventually abandoned entirely until 9:30 tomorrow morning:

Originally posted at 2:52pm