Sinn Féin's Imelda Munster has accused Transport Minister Shane Ross of resorting to name-calling in the Dáil chamber today
TRANSPORT MINISTER SHANE told Sinn Féin’s Imelda Munster she was “like a donkey in the last race at the last fence” unlike her “thoroughbred” party colleagues Pearse Doherty and Aengus O Snodaigh.
During a heated debate on the green card for motorists issue in the Dáil today, Munster said other ministers had managed to resolve Brexit issues for their own department, but criticised Ross for not sorting out the issue of green cards, which drivers travelling to the North will be required to have post-Brexit.
Responding, Ross said he had “a very sensible discussion” about green cards with two of Munster’s colleagues, Pearse Doherty and Aengus O Snodaigh. They were mature, they were sensible and they were constructive. As I said, I thought what they were doing before the Deputy came in last night – and she was late again today – what they were doing was something very constructive.
He is a disgrace. The debate continued, with the Leas Ceann Comhairle telling the minister to “forget about the word donkey”.The minister explained that “it was just an analogy… made by her colleagues and, as is so typical, she came in and ruined the debate”.Munster said the minister did not make any effort at all on the green card issue. However, Ross said that accusation was “simply untrue”.
He said his department and the government have represented the case that the green card is unwelcome and “we do not want it”. We take every opportunity we get to ask the EU to remove it. The Deputy comes in here and says nothing at all is being done. She is speaking from the basis of total ignorance. In a statement following today’s debate, Munster accused the minister of resorting to name-calling in the chamber.“I don’t think that this is an appropriate way for the minister to conduct himself.
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