John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

Before the Taoiseach replies, under Standing Orders there is no restriction on the amount of time the Taoiseach has to reply to questions raised. That is not the case with Other Questions but it is the case with Taoiseach's question time. It is not a question of the Chair interpreting the rules but of implementing them. It is also true that Members are not entitled to impart information when they are supposed to be asking questions. It is important I clarify the position.

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