Former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has turned the tables on ministers, becoming a prolific user of parliamentary questions in his new role as backbencher. He quizzed them on topics from reducing medical costs and Social Security benefits to including sexual orientation as part of the next Census.
Although he was at the center of power and decision-making at the Cabinet table for years – until early April, when he resigned – he is now resorting to one of the few ways a backstabber can get information from government departments. .