Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I certainly have a question. As regards allocation of responsibilities among the Ministers of State, which I have asked about, has the Taoiseach considered responsibility for older persons' affairs? That area is growing significantly in terms of public impact as regards pensions and so forth. I wonder whether this is an area the Taoiseach has given some thought to. Following my question to the Taoiseach, it seems very important that there should be a dedicated area of responsibility within his Department, with a Minister of State dealing with climate change, given that this must cover so many other Departments. It is not something that can be dealt with in the Customs House. It is time to look at that seriously, if the Taoiseach takes the matter seriously, which I hope he does.

Was the Taoiseach aware of the comments by the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, that he knew who was releasing information from the Mahon tribunal? Did the Taoiseach discuss that with the Minister of State before or after he made those comments?

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