Dáil debates

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

10:30 am

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

My question was about the accountability of the Government. That is not just about Dáil reform. It is about the accountability of Government. The Minister of State might agree that we are not allowed to make suggestions because we are only allowed to ask questions. Our question to the Minister of State is: What measures is he taking to ensure the accountability of the Government? If the Minister of State wishes I will say what I mean slowly, so that I can get a clear answer from him. What measures is he putting in place to ensure that when, for example, solemn promises made to the electorate before an election in order to get their votes are then broken, the public have some recourse to hold the Government accountable on those broken promises? Will he, for example, introduce a measure whereby people can get half a million signatures for a petition to call a referendum on an issue where such a controversy arises? Will he introduce such a measure so that the people of Roscommon, Loughlinstown and elsewhere, who had promises made to them about their hospitals, can hold the Government to account for what it said before the election?

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