I will put it in writing but whether I put it in writing or verbalise it, I am saying the exactly the same thing. I have no problem at all-----

No, it is not my understanding that the Taoiseach approached anyone.

It is not my understanding that that happened. As I said, ruling No. 221 provides that in circumstances where the Chair deems it necessary and it would have been necessary in the emergency situation that was described to me and in compliance with what I understood to be the wish of Government. The House has been adjourned before in quite different circumstances. When Seán Barrett was in the Chair, we had an incident here involving a Deputy who decided to sit-in for a period of time and eventually the House was adjo…

Thank you.

Again, to clarify, when communications from Government were received by my office indicating that it wished, contrary to what we understood earlier, to reconvene the House this evening, we indicated that a summons would be required from the Taoiseach. That summons was duly produced. I directed and the Clerk instigated a request for a meeting of the Business Committee to be convened to look at the business that might be transacted tomorrow because issues arise from the fact that the Dáil was scheduled to meet in the…

I am afraid that I cannot respond on behalf of the Government Whip or any whip. I am not responsible but I sympathise with the Deputy's position. Three minutes after leaving the Chamber here I heard it reported on a radio station that a Government spokesperson was unaware of what had just happened in the Dáil. The Deputy can imagine my surprise at that. Anyway, we are now where we are. Can we please get on with the health questions? It is great to see such interest in the questions on health. The first question is …

Question No. 34 is in the name of Deputy Cullinane again. He was very lucky in the draw.

On the next round, not during priority questions.

Deputy Durkan will be delighted to receive them. I thank the Minister. We just have enough time for Deputy Naughten to introduce his question.

I thank Deputy Naughten, but we are out of time, unfortunately.

We move now to the co-leader of the Social Democrats, Deputy Catherine Murphy.

I thank the Tánaiste and call Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett from Solidarity-People Before Profit.

That concludes Leaders' Questions for today. I understand the Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to the House.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Is the motion agreed?

Does the Chief Whip want to respond?

As I understand it, at the meeting of the Business Committee this morning, detailed consideration was given to three specific proposals from the Rural Independent Group, Sinn Féin and the Deputy Chief Whip, Deputy Brendan Griffin. All the matters were carefully considered. Implementing the proposals requires work to be done by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service. It is a matter of seeing how the implementation of the proposals could be reconciled with the full operation of An Seanad and how the more than 20 Oireac…

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding cancer screening. On Tuesday, 8 September 2020, on the question that the amendment to the motion be agreed to, a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to a motion regarding SI 326 of 2020, taken on Wednesday, 9 September 2020. On the question, "That the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and, in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

I thank Deputy Leddin. We move now to Deputy Carol Nolan, who is sharing with Deputy Mattie McGrath.