Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the arrangements for questions and answers on banking policy. The Taoiseach indicated yesterday that some agreement would be made by the Whips for questions and answers some time tomorrow. The Labour Party is anxious that it should be more of a question and answer format. I understood, from what the Taoiseach said yesterday, that what he had in mind was continuing statements with a number of questions at the end. It is important that it is a question and answer format in order that the detail of what was announced yesterday can be teased out more fully. I see the Taoiseach will respond with enthusiasm to this suggestion.

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