Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

There is nothing particularly unusual about that because they are rarely present for the Order of Business. I ask the Tánaiste whether they are attending the launch of the Green Party's election manifesto, which was scheduled for 10.15 a.m. this morning. If that is the case, it brings the Green Party Ministers' disregard for this House to a new level of contempt.

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