Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ultimately, four centres were identified, two of which were in the Minister's constituency, one in Kilkenny and one in Ballaghaderreen. What type of criteria were used? Did the Minister run this by his Cabinet colleagues? Some of those colleagues stated clearly that he had not. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, said recently on television that this could be constructed to look like stroke politics. He was unaware of any consultation. Was an aide-memoire or memo sent to Government? How did the Minister consult with his colleagues? Was this done one night somewhere in the corridors? This needs to be clarified once and for all.

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