Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Under the order of the way we do our business in this House, Members who put down a question are entitled to an answer to the question, be it written or oral. At this moment, the Government is bound to answer the oral questions and that is what happens, to be fair, albeit maybe in a peculiar fashion. However, no questions for written reply are being answered now, or very few of them. When I last raised this issue two weeks ago, the Ceann Comhairle indicated to me that talks were taking place which would have the effect of addressing the issue. This is exactly what he told me.

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