Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I object in the strongest possible terms to the decision to rule out of order a number of questions my colleagues and I had tabled to the Minister. It makes a farce of the House that elected Members are being prevented from asking him questions related to the ongoing IBRC investigation, including the role played by the Department and when the Minister became aware of the difficulties. He can step out on the Plinth and anyone with a membership card for the National Union of Journalists or media accreditation can ask him the same questions, while democratically elected Deputies are not entitled to ask them in the Chamber. The rules are an absolute farce and members of the public see them as such.

My question asks what additional measures, including legislative and policy changes, the Minister plans to introduce to tackle the ongoing housing and repossession crises. This issue has not gone way, despite the fact that we are in the dying days of the Government's term in office. What, if anything, does it intend to do to deal with the crises?

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