Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

In his response to Deputy's Quinn earlier question, did the Minister of State say he believes in principle that Irish Ministers should outline their voting decisions on Council decisions to the Parliament and to the public? Did he mean to say that we should do it unilaterally as a good principle of democratic behaviour and regardless of what other countries' ministers do? How many people have asked for scrutiny to take place on certain legislation? How many people have come forward as witnesses in the committees in the subsequent discussion of such legislation?

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