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Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's question was wrong.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is wandering.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is where the Deputy loses the run of himself. Last week he was complaining about the Dáil being subverted. He has made a point about a question in respect of my responsibilities in determining the Presidency, which will be held by Ireland in the first half of 2013. I could give him ten examples of how he might have phrased that question differently so that the Taoiseach of the day...

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: No. Read it out.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: What I told the Deputy in response to the question is that, where the main responsibility lies with a Minister or Minister of State, the Department will transfer a question to him or her. The Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, the Tánaiste and I, as Head of Government, will have a direct involvement in the preparations for the Presidency, as will all other Ministers. In fact, I discussed...

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy rephrases his question, I will be happy to tell him of my involvement as Head of Government in preparing for the Presidency.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not changing the regulations or rules about the transfer of questions.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is not true.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Why did the Deputy not ask the question about President Buzek?

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Why did the Deputy not ask whether I had a meeting with President Buzek and what issues we discussed?

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am telling the Deputy what I discussed with the President.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not beyond the Deputy's ingenuity-----

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: As the former Minister of greatest indecisiveness in the history of the House-----

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----the Deputy should be embarrassed coming in here. Why did he not table a question to ask whether I had met President Buzek of the European Parliament-----

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and whether I would indicate to the House the nature of those discussions?

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes, that is part of my role.

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy Martin instructs his-----