Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I want to make a point of order with a view to being helpful. It might be useful to suspend the sitting of the Dáil to allow the Ceann Comhairle to check exactly what happened. I fully understand and appreciate that he was not in the Chair yesterday when this incident occurred and, therefore, he and his officials may need to check the record.

Will the Ceann Comhairle also check whether it is reasonable or fair, under Standing Orders or under what one of his predecessors used to describe to me, by way of preaching, as the long-standing traditions of the House, that the Order of Business of today can overturn a sovereign decision taken in the House yesterday? What value have I in today's business if it can be overturned completely tomorrow morning on the Order of Business? If the Ceann Comhairle suspends the House for ten minutes to check this, I will be happy.

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