Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge what Deputy Stagg said. I will ask the Chief Whip to ensure this matter is brought to the attention of Ministers and Ministers of State. Unfortunately, it is often not possible for the relevant Minister to attend because of prior commitments but I will ask that the content be relevant to the question. It is open at all times to Ministers to listen on Adjournment debates. There was a case when Deputy Stagg was quite persuasive and sometimes in the past one modified the script when a Deputy contributed. Perhaps with his growing years, he is becoming less persuasive or less impressive.

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