Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy plays the game both ways. He knows the rules and normally asks questions seeking information in tabular form. I will happily answer questions on areas for which I am responsible. However, if the Deputy wants to ask specifically about legislation brought through this House to establish other agencies or bodies by my ministerial colleagues, he knows full well he must ask those Ministers. That is how this House has always operated. Therefore, let us not pretend the Deputy is in total ignorance as to how the House operates. He is a wily enough operator and knows full well that what I say is the case. I have answered in regard to the areas for which I have responsibility.

The shared service centres will be a permanent feature of public administration. They are proving to be very good. The Office of Government Procurement will be a permanent feature of public administration. There is a transformation in the way we do business and we are saving many hundreds of millions of euro in public procurement. The national lottery regulator will be a permanent feature for as long as the lotto operates.

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