The complainants contested:(i) the procedures laid down in Rules 147 (penalties) and 148 (internal appeals procedure) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure;(ii) the application of Rule 147 to the events that gave rise to the penalties.
Chuir na gearánaigh i gcoinne na nithe seo a leanas:(i) na nósanna imeachta leagtha síos i Riail 147 (pionóis) agus Riail 148 (nós imeachta achomhairc inmheánach) de Rialacha Nós Imeachta na Parlaiminte; (ii) cur i bhfeidhm Riail 147 ar na himeachtaí a raibh na pionóis mar thoradh orthu.