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- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Put down a motion for the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: We are not moving on to affordable housing.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: The Deputy cannot proceed with this.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: As this is a statistical question, the supplementary questions should be based on that fact.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: That is a matter for the Minister for Health. This question should be to the Minister for Health.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Put a question to the Minister for Health on this issue.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: This is ridiculous.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: For goodness sake, Deputy, we are really straying. I am not allowing this. It is unfair to everybody else who has tabled a question in that we will never reach some questions. Question No. 33, for example, relates to a discussion that took place on 19 December and we have yet to get to it. We will never get to these questions if we stray into every matter concerning health and mortgages....
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Exactly. In that case, the Deputy will have received her answer to the question. This is Question Time; it is not a debate.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Yes, but it must be related to the question tabled. The question sought the number of times the committee had met. It is not about policy. The Deputy is not entitled to ask about what went on at the committee.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: That has nothing to do with the question.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: In that case, the Deputy should table a question.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: The Deputy is not being fobbed off because the question is about the number of times the committee met.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: No; he cannot answer it.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Because it is not in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House; it is as simple as that. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the number of times a committee had met and the Taoiseach answered. The next question is by Deputy Micheál Martin and the same principle applies.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: We cannot have speeches now, as this is Question Time.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Before the Taoiseach replies, I should point out that these questions are purely statistical, requesting the number of times a Cabinet committee has met. The line Minister is responsible for policy. We cannot go on at this rate, as we have spent almost 20 minutes on three statistical questions when other Deputies have important questions. I ask people to recognise that these sorts of...
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: I will allow very quick supplementary questions from Deputies Martin and Boyd Barrett. They should relate purely to the statistical element. We cannot have a long discussion about policy.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: I call Deputy McDonald on behalf of Deputy Adams.
- Other Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Feb 2014)
Seán Barrett: Perhaps we could have a question.