Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I want to ask two questions. The Minister is aware that my priority question is not the one on today's Order Paper. Yesterday, at 4.21 p.m., I received confirmation from his Secretary General that a different question would be accepted as a priority question today. Afterwards, the Minister told me that was not possible. I checked and found that the General Office, which processes questions in the House, could have processed the question at any time yesterday evening. Having received confirmation in writing from the Secretary General that a question on carbon emissions would be accepted, I am concerned by the misleading blame placed on the General Office. Will the Minister explain why I was misled?

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