The Ceann Comhairle has agreed to give Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley an opportunity to address the Dáil next Tuesday.
An exact time for Mr Stanley's statement will be decided by Seán Ó Fearghaíl later this week.
While the Laois-Offaly TD takes time out to be with his family, controversy over his social media activity continues.
This morning, Taoiseach Micheál Martin described as "heavy-handed" an account, given by a member of Ógra Sinn Féin, that an organiser from her local cumann called to her house to ask her to remove a tweet in which she criticised Mr Stanley.
Christine O'Mahony had said on Twitter that she felt a 2017 tweet from Mr Stanley, following the election of Leo Varadkar as leader of Fine Gael, was homophobic.
This allegation has been strenuously denied by Sinn Féin.
After being visited by a local Sinn Féin member, who was also her neighbour, Ms O'Mahony decided to resign as chair of Ogra Sinn Féin UCD and PRO of Ogra Sinn Féin in Meath last week.
She tweeted to say that a description from Simon Harris that the "heavies" were sent in was not true.
However, she said that it was wrong that somebody called to her home and that a "text or email" would have been better.
Ms O'Mahony said that friends of hers in other political parties are "allowed to criticise the party".
She said that she hopes Sinn Féin decides to change its policy on this and she has made representations to local organisers to see that this is done.
Sinn Féin Roscommon-Galway TD Claire Kerrane said that it was normal for cumann members to visit one another.
However, she accepted that after hearing Ms O'Mahony's story "lessons need to be learned and we will learn those lessons".
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