The Committee has written to the Israeli government asking it to lift a de facto travel ban on Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, so he can address the Robert Tressell Festival in Dublin on Saturday.

The clerk of the Dáil concluded that the Ceann Comhairle acted according to the rules and her powers

The issue attracted criticism after it emerged some Regional Independents wanted to form a technical group in the Dáil in order to get more speaking time

Marian Agrios was running for a seat on Louth County Council.