Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister's civil servants seem very focused on answering all sorts of questions I did not ask, thereby wasting time. I did not ask for a description of the TAM scheme or when it was introduced. What I asked was very simple, namely, the amount of money provided in 2012, the amount paid out to date, which the Minister told me eventually, and the expected expenditure under the scheme, which the Minister also told me eventually. If I wanted a full description of the scheme, I would table a question to that effect.

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