The motion was included in the order of business announced yesterday, to be taken on Thursday without debate and an immediate division.

The findings of the report produced by barrister Seán Guerin in 2014 led to the resignation of then Justice Minister Alan Shatter, but the Supreme Court last year held that the report’s conclusions about him were in breach of fair procedures and outside the scope of the report.

Sinn Féin chief whip Aengus Ó Snodaigh raised objections to the inclusion of the motion, noting: “What is being suggested here is a brand new procedure that has never happened before. The business committee has not had legal advice and there does not seem to be any justification or reason why we are being asked to take this at this specific time.

“The proposal is to withdraw a report, that was laid before the House and to which people had no objection at the time, from the Oireachtas library. This procedure has never happened before. It will also require the involvement of the Seanad, which does not exist in the format that would allow it to have any say on this, so I think we are being previous on this.”

Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party also objected to the inclusion of the motion, and the proposed order of business was defeated by 32-10.