Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I believed the Government promised to help them before the last election.

Apropos the issue of parliamentary questions, which has been referred to by party leaders and others in the House, and as a Member of some considerable service in the House, the Ceann Comhairle knows there is a diminishing number of Ministers who go to great trouble to answer questions accurately. This is to be acknowledged. However, a growing number of Ministers treat the House with absolute contempt and give as little information as possible on every subject.

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