Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Cathaoirleach ruled on this issue this morning. I am being entirely reasonable. In the past two days, my office has received a succession of telephone calls from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform seeking to transfer this matter to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I have refused to accept this suggestion because the matter I raise relates specifically to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It is a disgrace that the Minister, having been present for the past hour, chooses to leave the House now that the Adjournment debate is about to commence.