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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers.

Absence of Foreign Affairs Minister of State

Summary

Andrews asks why the Minister of State is absent and whether he is on official business; Boland says he is away, and the Taoiseach says he is doing his job.

I wish to ask why the Minister of State——

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We had better get on. Questions are called and taken for the first hour, and nothing else.

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I appreciate why the Minister for Foreign Affairs is not here but may I ask the Minister for Defence why the Junior Minister in the Department of Foreign Affairs is not present?

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Because he is away.

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Is he on official business?

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In which country?

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He is doing his job.

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