Bon Secours and Ministerial response
Deputy Bríd Smith persisted in asking whether the Taoiseach would call on the Bon Secours order to reconsider its position, but the exchange became a prolonged procedural back-and-forth. The Taoiseach continued to answer by referring to her broader remarks about Tuam and Vera Twomey, while the Ceann Comhairle repeatedly intervened as the Deputy protested that her question remained unanswered.
Whatever the Taoiseach does, he should not answer my question. Will the Taoiseach call on the Bon Secours to reconsider its position?
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The Taoiseach did not answer my question.
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That is why I am asking the Taoiseach questions.
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What is the point of this session? It is Leaders' Questions and we get no answers.
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The fundamental question I asked is whether the Taoiseach will ask the Bon Secours order to reconsider its position in the country.
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Will the Ceann Comhairle ask the Taoiseach to answer my question?
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Deputy Smith chose to raise her question in the course of which she said that Deputy Gino Kenny was outside the gate with Mrs Twomey.
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That was not my question.
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The Deputy did ask the question. It was part of the overall question.
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I replied to that by saying the Minister is meeting her for the fifth time today in an effort to deal with this and has called the committee together under Deputy Harty's chairmanship. The question of bringing forward the legislation for compassionate distribution of medicinal cannabis is being brought forward. It will still require a prescription to be signed off by a paediatric neurologist.
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Nice one. The Taoiseach is politician of the year, managing not to answer a single question.
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Why does the Taoiseach not answer a Deputy's question?