Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I congratulate Deputy Batt O'Keeffe on his promotion to Minister and wish him well in his job. I am surprised, however, that he has been selected to come and respond to this debate on what is, as he outlined in his contribution, a debate not just about the appointment of Mr. John Buckley, which we commend, but about the procedures of financial control that operate in the House. I do not make this comment frivolously. This is an important debate and we should have a Minister who is in a position to make changes here to respond to the debate.

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