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Dáil Éireann - Volume 640 - 01 November, 2007 Priority Questions. Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring: I have a point of order. I have raised this before and hope I will not have to raise it again. This month I again put a number of questions on drugs to Deputy Carey, and they were transferred to the Department of Health and Children. Does the Deputy have responsibility for drugs or not? Last week I sent in a priority question on Leader and when the Order Paper appeared this morning my priority question was not on it. I want clarification. The Minister must take responsibility. If Deputy Carey does not have responsibility for drugs we had better address questions thereon to the Department of Health and Children. There is no point in my putting down the questions if they are being transferred. Acting Chairman Acting Chairman Acting Chairman: That is not a point of order for the Chair. The Minister may refer to it in his response. Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring: Where do I correct the matter? Could the Chairman advise me? I had the same problem last month. A question I tabled to the Minister with responsibility for Leader did not appear on the Order Paper. Acting Chairman Acting Chairman Acting Chairman: It is not for the Chair to discuss. The Minister may wish to refer to it when answering the first question. Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring: Who is running the Department? Is it some little official or is it the Minister? Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I deal with the questions sent to me. Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring: I tabled a priority question to Deputy Ó Cuív on the Leader problem and it did not appear on the Order Paper. The questions I put to Deputy Carey were referred to the Department of Health and Children. We had better find out now whether Deputy Carey has responsibility for drugs, and if he has not we will have to give them to our health spokesperson. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I was not aware of the Leader question—— Deputy Michael Ring Deputy Michael Ring 1562 [1562] Deputy Michael Ring: I will send the information to the Minister tomorrow—— Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I will ask my Department why it was ruled out of order. It happened to me several times. Dáil Éireann 640 Priority Questions. Questions 20071101
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