Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

Before Deputy Brady goes any further, the procedure in place is for the Minister to whom the question is posed to engage with the Deputy posing the question and to indicate whether he will be available. If the Minister is not available then it is open to the Deputy posing the question to defer the taking of it until a time when the Minister is available.

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