Disclosure of Cabinet memoranda

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Woods objects to the Taoiseach reading out Cabinet minutes and memoranda; the Chair says Ministers’ answers are not under his control.

Is it in order for the Taoiseach to read out minutes and memoranda of previous Cabinet meetings?

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The Chair has no control over how the Taoiseach and Ministers answer questions.

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Is this a proper way of proceeding in this House? Can we have some standards from the Taoiseach in this regard?

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That is not a matter for the Chair. Deputy Mac Giolla has been trying to get in.

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