Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I was going to make the point that it is open to the Deputy to table any of the other questions he posed to the Minister for Health and Children. In many cases I answer those questions in a different format during Leaders' Questions. However, because Cabinet committees are an extension of the Cabinet itself, I cannot answer them here.

The meetings to which the Deputy refers take place monthly and I attend them. All relevant issues are discussed at these meetings.

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