The Taoiseach did. Was it about Tusla?

Please, Deputies. Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

I am sorry, but the Deputy can only ask a question about one issue. If he wants to table a Topical Issue about schools generally in his constituency, I will happily take that.

We are out of time, but I am going to take 30-second questions from the three remaining Deputies.

Deputy Nolan, who is sharing time with her Rural Independent Group colleagues, is next.

Before I call the next speaker, I will say that while Deputies may criticise the Minister, who is well able to handle any criticism directed at her, or any other Minister or politician, I am a bit uncomfortable with persistent criticism of a public servant outside of the Houses, as we have heard of the Garda Commissioner. The Garda Commissioner is also well able to protect himself but-----

-----he is not here to do it. I am not entirely satisfied that it is good practice. I ask Deputies to think about that. We will move to the Independent Group. Deputy Catherine Connolly is sharing time with Deputy Pringle.

Before I call the Minister, I again feel obliged to say something. I am agnostic on this legislation, as I am on all legislation, but it is now 6.21 p.m. The note in front of me states that this Bill should continue to be debated until 7.29 p.m., after which it is due to be adjourned. I am about to call the Minister. Why? It is because there is nobody else here to participate in the debate. I do not know what happened in the Seanad, and it does not much interest me what happened there, and I do not know what will h…

Yes.

Yes, and the Deputy’s point is very well made about the comments made by the Library and Research Service when it got the legislation - I take all that - but where are the Members? This is not the first time we have arrived at a point where debate on legislation is to be concluded early because there are not people here to discuss it. If there is one big problem with this Dáil, although there are probably many, it is that we are not seeing sufficient intensive debate on legislation.

No, I will call the Minister.

I will call the Minister. I am not hearing from anyone else.

Well, yes. The Deputy has made her comments and I will bear them in mind. I am making comments because my job is to be the referee. My job is the process and I am explaining the process as it is operating here. I call the Minister.

Question No. 59 is in the name of Deputy Matt Carthy. Is Deputy Cronin dealing with this Question?

Thank you, Tánaiste, you are out of time. We have to stick to the time.

Thank you, Deputy. We will come back to you.

Thank you. We are out of time. I call Deputy Cronin.

I now call Deputy Stanton for Question No. 66.

I am sorry, I was not aware. I will come back to Deputy Moynihan.

We return to Question No. 63. My apologies to Deputy Moynihan. I had not been made aware he was taking Deputy Haughey's question.