Dáil debates
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Ceisteanna - Questions
Cabinet Committee Meetings
2:05 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source
There is an issue here. Questions submitted to the Taoiseach concerning Cabinet meetings 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 discussions at meetings of the Government shall be respected 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.
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