Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach might set out for us the arrangements for chairing each of the Cabinet committees. If I understand it correctly, there will be a rotation between the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the leader of the Green Party. Will the Taoiseach set that out, and the basis upon which these committees were allocated to each of them?

I refer to the high-level review of the economy. This is to be led by the Taoiseach’s Department, yet the Tánaiste is chairing the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment. I would like to know how those meet and marry. I would also like to know who is in charge when it comes to the economy, economic planning and all of that lift that needs to be made. The Tánaiste has the line Ministry. He chairs this Cabinet committee, his party colleague is in the Department of Finance and so on. Is the Taoiseach answerable to them or is he, as Head of Government, in charge of this critical part of policy and this initiative?

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