Private notice question on Kerry smelter
Deputy Tully sought a private notice question that day about a proposed Kerry smelter processing Meath ore, saying his earlier question was submitted on time. The Ceann Comhairle doubted a reply could be ready that day and offered to consider it for Tuesday, noting a disagreement over the submission date.
The questions to this Department will be finished today and we probably will not see a Minister or Minister of State from this Department at Question Time until after Christmas. Therefore, will the Ceann Comhairle consider allowing me a Private Notice Question? I submitted a question dealing with the siting of a smelter in Kerry to deal with ore mined in County Meath on the evening of Wednesday week last. I handed it in before 5 o'clock but it did not appear on this week's Order Paper.
Comment on this
I doubt if it would be possible to have the reply available for the Deputy today. I will consider it for Tuesday next. The Deputy has given me written notice and I am aware that there is some contention between himself and the office with regard to the date on which the question was submitted.