Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I refer to the case, back in the 1980s, of a Fine Gael Minister of State who had a particular policy he wished to pursue. He approached the Taoiseach himself, only to be told that unfortunately, no money was available. Has the aforementioned assistant principal officer ever been instructed to tell either Deputy Healy-Rae or Deputy Lowry, in respect of a particular item, that no money is available and that the item in question will drop of the end of the list? Finally, do such agreements extend to Deputy Behan, who has left Fianna Fáil and who now also is an Independent Member?

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