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Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Come out with your hands up.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: They are not doing it.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Never mind Fine Gael, talk about Fianna Fáil.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Where did we hear that before?

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Wrong decision.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Sad.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Why would he not?

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: We know about the Taoiseach's position.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: It is good manners.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I raised the same issue with the Ceann Comhairle two weeks ago and he kindly informed me that the matter was about to be resolved. I am sorry to have to agree with my colleague, not that I ever disagree with him, that what is happening is that the people of the country are being deprived of services and the whole system is coming to a halt. The Department of Social and Family Affairs is...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: A Cheann Comhairle, on a point of order, two weeks ago, you promised me in the House that you had in mind a formula to resolve this particular problem but what has happened? You asked me to desist-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: On this issue precisely.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I raised this issue two weeks ago for the reasons I have already stated and the Ceann Comhairle asked me to withdraw for the moment as the matter was in hand. What happened to the proposal he had in mind at that time? Has he contacted the relevant Ministers with a view to ensuring that those of us on the Opposition side of the House get answers to questions which is a requirement-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: But the Ceann Comhairle indicated to me-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: No, I am sorry, it was in relation to the order.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Under the order of the way we do our business in this House, Members who put down a question are entitled to an answer to the question, be it written or oral. At this moment, the Government is bound to answer the oral questions and that is what happens, to be fair, albeit maybe in a peculiar fashion. However, no questions for written reply are being answered now, or very few of them. When...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: It was quite clear.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, you misunderstand me. I am not suggesting-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Never mind about the Chair. Those guys over there might find themselves in a different position very shortly. The Ceann Comhairle is quite correct in saying he has no control over the quality of the reply to a parliamentary question but it is the order of this House of long standing that replies are given to parliamentary questions. This is not a reflection on the Ceann Comhairle but...