Verona Murphy

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

We will take Deputy Mitchell first.

I thank the Deputy.

I call Deputy Michael Collins.

I thank Deputy Collins.

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

Excuse me. I call on the Chief Whip to respond.

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

Before we move on, I hope the Taoiseach will allow me to welcome a group of retired gentlemen from Killinick, County Wexford, who are here just for the history of politics.

The history of politics.

They are here for the afternoon.

No, it does not work like that, Deputy Doherty.

Deputy Boyd Barrett, this debate does not work back and forth. Deputies get a minute each to speak. I respectfully ask them not to interrupt one another.

I ask the Taoiseach to respond.

Thank you, Taoiseach. I call Deputy Malcolm Byrne.

Time is up, Taoiseach.

I thank the Taoiseach. As there has been a precedent set to diverge from Standing Orders on Taoiseach's Questions and there was no change at the Standing Order Committee, I propose that I will take the 18 Deputies, or those present, for a minute each, and the Taoiseach will respond. However, after the Easter session I will revert to Standing Orders at 15 minutes per question in the absence of agre…

I call Deputy Paul Murphy.

Deputy Boyd Barrett is now in Deputy Murphy's time.

I call Deputy Paul Murphy. We are not going to tolerate that either.

I call Deputy Liam Quaide.

Deputy Cahill would be next in rotation.

Excuse me, Taoiseach, you are right. It is wrong here.

It is wrong here on the paper. Go ahead.

It is your paper.