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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Ministerial Responsibilities.

Freight questions and departmental boundaries

Summary

Cullen asks for clear demarcation after a question about freight using Northern Ireland ports was refused. The Taoiseach says freight questions would be more appropriate to the CSO.

I ask the Taoiseach to try to ensure that these areas of conflict are cleared up. I had a question in asking the volume of freight traffic from the Republic using Northern Ireland ports in 1985-86 and this question has been refused after a long——

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

Deputy Cullen, I thought you had a pertinent question to put to the Taoiseach. Have you or have you not?

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Can the Taoiseach ensure that the demarcation lines which seem to be there between the Department of the Marine and the Department of Tourism and Transport are clear so that questions would not be refused on a basis which seems unclear?

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Questions relating to freight would be more appropriate to the CSO.

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