Dail's Leaders' Questions no show blasted

MARY Lou McDonald and Ivana Bacik have criticised Taoiseach Micheal Martin for not appearing to take questions from the Opposition in the Dail yesterday.

- BY GRAINNE NI AODHA

Sinn Fein leader Ms McDonald asked “where is the Taoiseach?” before raising how people were struggling with hikes to their energy bills.

Mr Martin attended the G20 leaders’ summit in South Africa from Friday until the closing session of the summit on Sunday. He was then at the EU-African Union summit in Angola on Mond:

“Ca bhfuil an Taoiseach?” Ms McDonald said at the opening of Leaders’ Questions yesterday.