David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will put my questions through the Chair, and in a different way. The Taoiseach can consult on any matter with whomever he wants. On this issue, he consulted with party leaders and so on, but the Department and the Taoiseach sign off on any decisions that are made. That is what happens. The Taoiseach may have the consent or the support, or not, of individual members of the Opposition but that is neither here nor there. The Taoiseach's Department signs off on it.