Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

There is not a tiddlywinks club in the country that would not have some idea of the key dates for committee meetings and events. Every organisation has some idea at this stage as to what its agenda for the rest of the year looks like. Yet the Tánaiste asks us to accept that the Government has decided the date the House will rise but has no idea when it will be recalled after the summer recess. She also asks us to accept that it does not know when the budget will be or elections or referenda held. If it cannot make up its mind on the timetable for the rest of the year, it leaves a poor impression as to how it is making decisions on more important matters.

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