Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is useful to have a debate on and a good discussion about these matters. It is not every day we get the opportunity to properly debate them with the Minister. It is a good idea to stick to the ten minutes allowed. If we cannot ask questions and make the point we want tomake within ten minutes, we probably need better debating skills. I ask the Minister and the Ministers of State to confine their responses to the direct answers asked. I understand the Minister wants to put in the shop window all of the good work she is doing, but it would probably expedite the meeting and make it more efficient if we were to stick to context and direct questions and answers.