Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Never mind about the Chair. Those guys over there might find themselves in a different position very shortly. The Ceann Comhairle is quite correct in saying he has no control over the quality of the reply to a parliamentary question but it is the order of this House of long standing that replies are given to parliamentary questions. This is not a reflection on the Ceann Comhairle but rather it is the order of the House, the way we order our business. The Government is smugly laughing-----

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