Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

-----although I am informed that it is line with the question set out.

Question time is about eliciting information germane to the questions asked. A trend is arising here every week whereby the Deputy asks questions regardless of what is before me and he has decided I am here to answer them. If he wishes to table a question on matters germane to my responsibilities I will answer them but I cannot reply to everything. Anyway, I am just making that general point. The point the Deputy is making relates to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and a parliamentary question to that Department will elicit the up to date position. As I understand it, the position is that legal and other issues have arisen, which must be considered before the publication of such reports can be provided for and that is ongoing.

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