John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

I have no wish to interrupt Deputy Ó Snodaigh, but a ruling of the Chair exists to the effect that when a reply is to be published in the Official Report and not given orally, it is wiser for Members to await the reply and then perhaps pursue the matter again, rather than to do so now through a supplementary question. The recommended procedure is that if the Member wishes to pursue the matter subsequently, he or she may do so by putting a question to the line Minister. The difficulty is that the Deputy is asking questions, which I realise are relevant, but the Taoiseach has already stated that he will circulate the reply for publication in the Official Report.

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