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Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Sorry, Deputy, will you ask a question?

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Deputy, will you please-----

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: They are not questions. The Deputy is making statements. The purpose of Question Time is to seek information.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Deputy Boyd Barrett should speak through the Chair.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I call Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I will explain procedure to the House so as to be clear about disallowances and so forth. A question is put to a Minister and not to a Department. If the Minister seeks the disallowance of a question it goes through a procedure and I am the final arbiter. I only deal with disallowances and my decision is based on what is contained in Standing Orders. I do not have a role in transferring...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I am not going to get into a debate. I am simply putting it on the record that my role is not to transfer questions. It is to deal with whether questions should be allowed or disallowed. If a question is incorrectly tabled to a Minister when it should have been tabled to someone else, that question is transferred to the appropriate Minister. I am not here to answer questions. I simply...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: A question tabled to the Taoiseach does not necessarily have to be answered by the Taoiseach-----

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: -----if the responsibility for the content of the question belongs to, for example, the Chief Whip or a Minister of State. Questions Nos. 6 and 7 are on matters relating to the census. The Central Statistics Office is the responsibility of the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach. He would answer those questions. There will be times when questions to the Minister for...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: All questions should be put through the Chair. We are getting nowhere on this topic.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: That is not a supplementary question.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: We cannot spend more time on this matter. I am moving on to the next questions. There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding the questions being asked. The Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach is responsible for Dáil reform and deals with matters related to it. With regard to other issues, the Deputy will have to table a further question. I call...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Ask your supplementary question, please.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: That is not a supplementary question.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: It is not a supplementary question.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: This is Question Time.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: This is Question Time. You are supposed to ask a supplementary question. If you do not have a supplementary question please resume your seat.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: Then ask the supplementary question.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: The same rule applies to everyone here.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Seán Barrett: I understand it is proposed to refer the Bill to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. Does the Minister of State wish to move the motion in that regard?