Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I am grateful for the opportunity to raise an important issue which affects my constituency. Like the previous speaker, I regret that no Minister of State from the relevant Department is available. It is no disrespect to the Minister of State who is present to say he is producing a script. I welcome him, he has the answer prepared, but what is the point in my saying anything? He knows nothing about the issue, and cannot since it is not his responsibility, yet he is dispatched to disrespect Members of the House — I am not talking of the Minister of State but the Government——

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