Four TDs granted time to reshape Dáil bills case

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Bríd Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Paul Murphy were granted two weeks at the High Court on 18 November 2019 to consider widening their constitutional challenge over the Ceann Comhairle’s refusal to allow a Dáil vote on standing orders. The case was listed for hearing on 17 December 2019, though that date might be deferred.

The proceedings concern the TDs’ claim that the refusal breached parliamentary rules and their constitutional rights. The High Court president said the issues might require a three-judge court, while the respondents maintained that the courts could not intervene in the work of Parliament.