PBP's Paul Murphy calls Danny Healy-Rae an 'asshole' over comments about his child
Mr Murphy and his wife welcomed their first child Juniper in February 2023 and said they would not be “gendering” the tot
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy called Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae an “asshole” in the Dáil after he questioned his toddler’s gender.
Mr Murphy and his wife welcomed their first child, Juniper, in February 2023 and said they would not be “gendering” the tot.
In a Dáil debate on the Finance Bill on Tuesday evening, the People Before Profit TD interrupted Mr Healy-Rae when he was speaking about the Carbon Tax.
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“What do you know?” Healy-Rae responded. “Sure, you do not know whether your own baby is a boy or a girl.”
Deputy Murphy responded by telling him to “f*ck off”. He added: “Asshole. You are a f*cking asshole.”
“Well, it is the truth,” Deputy Healy-Rae responded. “He told it loud. I did not make it up; he told us himself”
Several Government and opposition TDs interrupted to criticise the comments, with Fianna Fáil’s Paul McAuliffe calling for him to “withdraw it”.
Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall branded Mr Healy-Rae a “disgrace”, while Labour Ged Nash called for an apology to Mr Murphy and his family. “This nonsense is tolerated far too much. It is personalised and it is insulting,” Deputy Nash added.
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl said the comments were “personal and inappropriate” and told Mr Healy Rae to withdraw them. The Kerry TD responded: “It is the truth but if it will please you, I will withdraw it. It is for the individual itself that I am concerned.”
Deputy Nash branded the comments a “qualified withdrawal”, adding: ‘You are an asshole.”
When Deputy Murphy got to his feet to speak, he didn't make a statement about Deputy Healy Rae's remarks but called him a “millionaire”. Mr Murphy said on Wednesday he did not wish to comment on the interaction with Mr Healy-Rae any further.
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