Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I must address my comments to the Ceann Comhairle in the first instance. I asked the Minister the number of State agencies that have been established. He made no attempt to answer that. I am complaining to the Ceann Comhairle and I ask him to help me, as a Member, to get an answer on Question Time. I asked about the number of agencies subject to a sunset clause but the Minister chose not to even deal with the issue. To my first question this morning, on the Supplementary Estimates across various Departments, he made no attempt to answer.

I have tabled a couple of questions today and there has been no attempt whatsoever to answer them. What is the point in coming in here to listen to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform? When I asked him about additional expenditure in Supplementary Estimates across Departments - some of which are listed on the Order Paper today but without figures - he made no attempt to deal with it. On my second question, about the number of agencies, he has made no effort whatsoever to answer or deal with the issue of sunset clauses. Frankly, it is a waste of time asking this Minister questions because he is refusing to answer them. He either does not know the answer or is refusing to give it. Answer the question.

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