Original sentence: 44 Parnell SquareDublin 1Republic of Irelandalso:53 Falls Road  Belfast, Northern IrelandBT12 4PD.On 10 March 2005, the House of Commons in London passed without significant opposition a motion placed by the British Government to withdraw the allowances of the four Sinn Féin MPs for one year in response to the Northern Bank Robbery.Politicians from the Republic, along with the Irish media strongly attacked McLaughlin's comments.The party expelled Denis Donaldson, a party official, in December 2005, with him stating publically that he had been in the employ of the British government as an agent since the 1980s.They continued to abstain, regarding the Dáil as a partionist parliament..
Edited sentence: 44 Parnell SquareDublin 1Republic of Irelandalso:53 Falls Road  Belfast, Six Counties (Northern Ireland)BT12 4PD.He did say, however, in response to McLaughlin's question, that he considered Bobby Sands a criminal.He stated publicly in an interview with RTÉ that he had been in the employ of the British government as an agent since the 1980s.Justice Minister Michael Mc Dowelll, who had put the question to him, refused to comment on whether he considered the violence of the "Old IRA," in killing spies and British agents during the Anglo-Irish War, similarly criminal.On 10 March 2005, the House of Commons in London passed without significant opposition a motion placed by the British Government to withdraw the allowances of the five Sinn Féin MPs for one year in response to the Northern Bank Robbery, although they have since been restored.Politicians from the Republic, along with the Irish media strongly attacked McLaughlin's comments, although most ignored McDowell's.The party expelled Denis Donaldson, a party official, in December 2005.They continued to abstain, regarding the Dáil as a partionist parliament.This claim is often seen as hypocritical as the DUP has many links with loyalist paramilitary groups