Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

On a point of order, we have raised that question countless times on this side of the House. Every time we raise this, it is washed over and we are told that a committee is dealing with it. The committee is here now and the issue is this - will each Minister answer questions as put to him or her relative and relevant to the particular Department? As long as that is ignored, there will be no democracy in this country and-----

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