Responsibility for environmental health and maintenance
Dr. Byrne challenged the ruling that his questions and an Adjournment matter were out of order, asking how to identify who was responsible. The Ceann Comhairle said it was not a question for a Minister and invited him to discuss it with the Chair’s office; the remaining questions were deferred to the next Order Paper.
(Dublin North-West): Might I seek your direction on a particular matter, a Cheann Comhairle, in your capacity as Ceann Comhairle of this House, in relation to three questions I had tabled here — one to the Minister for the Environment, another to the Minister for Health and another to the Minister for Defence — all of which you have adjudged to be out of order, including my attempt to raise this question on an Adjournment in this House? Can you tell me, a Cheann Comhairle, how I would go about finding out who, if anybody, has the responsibility for the health and maintenance of good environment in the Ballymun Flats area where the lifts have been out of order for the past three months due to a strike caused by trade unionists from an English trade union, where the health and well-being of women and children in the largest flat complex in Europe has been jeopardised to such an extent that it has now become a national disgrace.
Comment on this
Thank you, Deputy, for your statement. The Deputy is at liberty to come up and discuss that with us. It is not a question for any Minister in this House——