Verona Murphy

Thank you, Minister.

Thank you Minister, your time is up.

Before I call the Chief Whip, I want everybody - as there are some new Deputies - to be aware that when we move to the Order of Business, if there is dissent, the clock starts ticking and it removes time from the discussion on promised legislation. Any procrastinating by Members takes from the time for Questions on Policy or Legislation and I ask them to please be aware of that. I call the Chief …

I thank the Chief Whip. Are the proposed arrangements agreed to?

I thank the Deputy.

I am sorry, Deputy. Excuse me.

I ask that the Deputy not make allegations of that nature. I did write back to Sinn Féin. Deputy Mac Lochlainn received the letter.

I refer to the allegations you just made with regard to moneys.

Well, in this House, Deputy, we do not go by the media.

You have a-----

Excuse me, Deputies, if you would let me speak-----

Resume your seat while I speak Deputy.

Deputy, I wrote back and gave-----

Excuse me, Deputies. Excuse me, while the Chair is speaking. I would like to outline that I am not saying the Deputy cannot say it. I am saying she cannot say it now. In the correspondence to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, I outlined the process by which you can say it, which is during Sinn Féin's Private Members' business. That goes for everybody in the House.

Whether it is or it is not-----

I think the Deputy is fully aware as a long-time Member of the House-----

Well then, you will know you bring this matter to the Business Committee. I thank the Deputy and ask her to resume her seat.

We move to the Labour Party. Deputy O'Reilly knows full well what was received in the letter. I do not have the authority to do that and you bring it to the Business Committee as per motion. I thank the Deputy.

I ask the Deputy-----

I thank the Deputy. We move to Deputy Gibney from the Social Democrats.

I thank the Deputy. I call Deputy Michael Collins. I am sorry, I did not see Deputy Boyd Barrett. I call him now and then Deputy Collins.

I thank the Deputy.

I thank the Deputy.

I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett and I call Deputy Michael Collins.

The Deputy should please be aware of the clock.