COLM KEAVENEY REMOVED FROM SEVERAL OIREACHTAS COMMITTEES

Date Published: 17-Jan-2013

Galway East Labour TD Colm Keaveney's been removed from a number of Oireachtas Committees by the government.

Mr Keaveney - who lost the whip after voting against part of the Social Welfare Bill - has lost his positions on the Public Accounts, European Union Affairs and Transport Committees.

Sinn Féin is also punishing the Meath TD Peadar Tóibín for not towing the party line on abortion, by removing him from his position as chair of the Oversight and Petitions Committee.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has spoken out and says he thinks it's wrong.