Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I will happily clarify some of the issues that arose yesterday in terms of which priority question would be tabled.

Late yesterday afternoon, I discovered that a question the Deputy had tabled in which she asked three sub-questions on transport emissions, motor tax and the climate change implications, if I am paraphrasing it correctly, had been transferred to the Departments of Transport and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. She contacted me about her concerns that the question would have been better taken by my Department and I told her that I would do what I could to facilitate her. I contacted my Secretary General and, following discussions, we agreed to have the question passed after removing its motor tax aspect. I asked my Secretary General to contact Deputy McManus in that regard. My office——

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