It is not agreed.

As the Taoiseach has said, parliamentary democracy is precious and very important. Yesterday, the Government circulated a proposal that each party and group in the Opposition would have ten minutes to question the Tánaiste about matters of profound importance. As was seen on Leaders' Questions, there was a range of questions that the Taoiseach could not answer, but which he says the Tánaiste will answer later. However, he has only allocated ten minutes. I ask the Taoiseach again to make more time available. Yesterd…

For the record, what was requested by email yesterday was an additional round. What was proposed by the Government was ten minutes. An additional round was proposed and, in fairness, I think that should be agreed to. We are talking about ten minutes of a difference in terms of yesterday's proposal. It should be agreed.

I just want to reiterate-----

There may be a solution. I am trying to be helpful. In terms of what is being proposed by the Government, why do we not split it in half?

The Government is saying 16 minutes. What about splitting it two rounds of eight minutes for ourselves and two rounds of seven minutes for the other groups?

It is the same. The Government proposed 16 minutes for Sinn Féin and 14 minutes for the other groups. I am proposing two rounds and splitting them in half. It is exactly the same thing in two rounds.

That was what was proposed. Deputy Griffin has asked a question and I will respond to him. The Business Committee-----

The Members opposite have asked for clarification.

It is not agreed.

Letterkenny University Hospital is the sixth largest hospital in the State yet it only has the 13th largest budget allocation and the 13th to 14th greatest number of nurses and doctors. That is discrimination. I wish to engage with the Minister on that now.

No, I absolutely do not accept that. This is the first chance the Minister and I have had for an engagement about Letterkenny University Hospital but I assure him it will be the first of many. What the Minister's colleagues who wrote this response did not tell him is that the 24,141 inpatients seen in the hospital last year make it the sixth largest hospital in the State. They have admitted that it has the 12th highest budget. We have the sixth greatest number of inpatients but only the 12th largest budget. I love …

Nobody in Donegal would argue that Letterkenny University Hospital should get the same allocation per inpatient as the likes of Beaumont, the Mater, St. James's or University Hospital Galway. That is accepted. Let us look at one comparison. In Letterkenny we had more inpatients in 2019 than St. James's Hospital, with Letterkenny having the sixth largest number and St. James's having the seventh largest number. Look at the budgets, with Letterkenny having €145.237 million and St. James's having €396 million. That is…

This debate has been painful to watch. The victims and their families appealed to the Minister and the Government to listen to their point of view and to act on it by not sealing these records. Under Standing Order 83(3)(b), I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.

I am sorry for interrupting you, a Cheann Comhairle, but an amendment was submitted by Sinn Féin.

That amendment has been agreed. To be clear, we are not agreeing to that amendment. I thought you were taking our amendment. That is the cause of the confusion. We are not agreeing to that amendment.

It is not agreed by us.

Indeed.

It is not agreed.

We had serious concerns about the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 being taken this week. Almost everybody in the Opposition opposed the Order of Business at the meeting last Thursday. That is on the record and yet the Bill is going ahead. This is hugely controversial legislation. Appeals have been made that the Government would engage with the survivors, their families and legal representatives, but consideration of the Bill is g…