Donnie Cassidy-is he taking instructions from his hairpiece?

Is Senator Donnie Cassidy receiving instuctions from the furry thing sitting on his head?

Donnie wants us all to drive on the wrong side of the road and limit foreigners to driving at 50mph a speed limit which no longer exists in Irish law since the switch over to kph.

Is Donnie under the influence of some right-hand-side driving, xenophobic furry alien or is he just a talking gombeen?