Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, is not able to be here today. She is in Brussels. As Deputies Flanagan and Naughten, know the selection of Topical Issues is exclusively a matter for the Office of the Ceann Comhairle. The Minister of State regrets that she is not here because she would have been more than happy to respond to this debate.

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