Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach informed the House earlier that the Tánaiste gave a detailed briefing - his words - to the Cabinet on these matters but the Tánaiste is constitutionally responsible to this House on these matters. It underscores the complete lack of understanding of the seriousness of this matter for the Taoiseach to think that a Topical Issue debate, where people raise local matters, is the way to deal with this issue.

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