Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I apologise for neglecting to congratulate the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, on the occasion of his first Question Time, on his appointment to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. I wish him the very best in his new role. However, there is one aspect of his appointment that has not been clarified for reasons unknown. The Minister did a reasonably good job as Minister for Education and Science, particularly in terms of how he dealt with difficult decisions in regard to cutbacks, including reductions in class sizes. It is still not clear to me why he and the Tánaiste have switched roles. The Minister may wish to comment on that in his reply. We are all very curious about it on this side of the House.

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