The Irish parliament is to review its rules of conduct after a lawmaker swore heavily during a budget debate.MP Paul Gogarty of the Green Party - a junior partner in the Irish government - used the F-word after being heckled by the Labour opposition. He immediately apologised for the rant, which he admitted was "the most unparliamentary language". It has emerged that the F-word is not on the list of banned words, unlike brat, buffoon, rat and scumbag.
The Irish parliament is to review its rules of conduct after a lawmaker swore heavily during a budget debate.
MP Paul Gogarty of the Green Party - a junior partner in the Irish government - used the F-word after being heckled by the Labour opposition.
He immediately apologised for the rant, which he admitted was "the most unparliamentary language".
It has emerged that the F-word is not on the list of banned words, unlike brat, buffoon, rat and scumbag.
But swear ? Oh, no, no, no. We're gentlemen keep to the Fen Causeway
Nuke social investment - epic win. Make millions homeless - no problem. Say 'Fuck' in parliament - outrage!
Maybe if he'd only said it once he might have gotten away with it.
great comment, it really bites. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
