Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will appreciate that this debate was supposed to take place this morning. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, was scheduled to take the debate and to lead off and I was to close it because there is a cross over between our two Departments. The change in today's business meant that there was a conflict and she could not be here this afternoon. Everyone knows what happened yesterday with the result that today's business is completely changed. I cannot keep explaining to the Deputy that everyone makes an effort to be here. Deputy Barry knows that but if he wants to make it an issue, that is his choice. I will try to concentrate on what is helpful to the Debenhams workers.

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