Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I said 15 minutes ago that I am not allowing this question on the matter of leaking or otherwise from Cabinet. I am ruling on that now. The Deputy can ask the question in the same manner or he can ask it in an entirely different manner. That does not change the subject matter of the question. I am ruling that questions on the leaking of information from Cabinet are beyond the remit of this meeting and beyond the remit of this committee. The time available to the Deputy is now exhausted, but I will allow him some latitude-----