All seven Opposition groupings have withdrawn from the Dáil's Business Committee, putting its future in doubt. "We won't be participating until the minister comes in to answer questions," said Mr Mac Lochlainn. "Ministers coming in to answer questions is established in a democracy. "I offered to change priority questions at a time of suiting. "The suggestion is that priority questions don't hold ministers to account, I would say that every week ministers answer priority questions to deputies."

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2020 21:16 UTC