Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

On a point of order, while the Chair is interpreting the rules and I respect his ruling, can he tell me why a question similar to the other questions I posed was ruled out of order because it apparently contained the phrase "and if the Taoiseach will make a statement on the matter"? The Taoiseach made a very curt statement on the matter and I cannot understand why my question was ruled out of order as it was as narrowly focused as the other questions, except that it contained the phrase I have just quoted. Surely, the Chair's ruling that the question was out of order overstepped the mark and the question should have been allowed.

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