Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry but, with respect, I cited the reply to my parliamentary question the Minister of State gave in the Dáil with respect to Vote 36, subhead A3, on pay and allowances and the net return to the Exchequer. The Minister has now brought in a matter related to the Dormant Accounts Fund, on which he cannot provide clarity. He mentioned the Dormant Accounts Fund to distract from the question and he cannot even answer the questions I have asked about the fund. He mentioned income from the Dormant Accounts Fund and he is now saying there could well be a net return to the Exchequer from the Dormant Accounts Fund via his Department. I did not bring up the Dormant Accounts Fund. The Minister is muddying his own waters. The Chairman and I quoted a reply from the Minister of State to a parliamentary question. He then decided to give context and referred to the Dormant Accounts Fund and a range of other matters on which we will ask further questions. Perhaps the Minister of State will give a full breakdown of the net return to the Exchequer, which he did not provide in his reply to the parliamentary question. I ask him to provide clarity because he has not been able to provide any further information about the Dormant Accounts Fund.