Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I raise a point of order, a Cheann Comhairle. This is the second or third time during the course of exchanges on the Order of Business where Labour Party Deputies have asked perfectly legitimate questions, in one case concerning when legislation would be produced and, in the case of Deputy O'Sullivan, a question on how a Minister could be on the public air waves announcing what is, in essence, a budgetary measure before the Estimates and budgetary process have been completed. Those are legitimate questions. It would be better to hear out the question and allow the Taoiseach answer it rather than try to rule it out of order.

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