Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

Before I ask the Taoiseach to reply, I advise that because of complications, questions submitted to An Taoiseach concerning committees of the Cabinet are restricted to obtaining information on the number of meetings that have taken place, the dates of those meetings and the proposed dates of future meetings. The basis of this procedure emanates from Article 28.4.3° of the Constitution which states, "The confidentiality of discussion at meetings of the Government shall be restricted in all circumstances save only where the High Court determines that disclosure should be made in respect of a particular matter". Consequently, questions related to the activities of individual Cabinet committees are not in order. That is the advice that has been given formally to the House.

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