asked President Griffith to outline the policy of programme respecting the future of Haulbowline Dockyard.
HAULBOWLINE DOCKYARD.
That question is one for the Provisional Government. The Provisional Government are dealing with that matter.
As a supplementary question, am I thus being precluded from ascertaining here what might be the policy of the majority party in this Assembly respecting a highly important portion of my constituency, and do you, as President, accept responsibility for this proceeding which certainly does not prove that the working of the Dáil and the Provisional Government are conducted in harmony for the best interests of this country?
The Deputy who has just spoken is aware that the Provisional Government has secured the keeping open of that place and is doing its best for it. He is one of the party that is working to destroy their efforts.
Of course, I can deny that absolutely. I expect I am precluded from making any statement arising out of the question. I would like to ask, can I definitely obtain information here, in this Assembly, respecting the development of any programme, or policy to be carried out, by the Provisional Government, which they carry out arising out of the superior jurisdiction of this Dáil. Am I precluded from that information?
You will get all the information from the Provisional Government.
Therefore, I take it, I am precluded from obtaining it in this Assembly.
The whole House I would say, is interested in the answer to that question, the question of the authority of the Provisional Government, and our right of coming here at all. It is a test question for the supremacy of this House. If we do not get information from the Cabinet then we cannot come here. We are putting it definitely to the test.
The question was put and the answer was given, and if members make speeches on it we are not going to get business done. It is open to the opposition, as soon as they learn how to conduct themselves, to bring in a motion of censure on the Government and put them out of office. As soon as they know how to conduct ordinary Parliamentary procedure they can do that.
(to the Acting Speaker): I want your advice as to how I can bring up this matter respecting a refusal to give me information respecting an important portion of my constituency in this Assembly— that I must apply elsewhere.
And you know where to apply, because you were there.
I deny that I was at the offices of the Provisional Government. I can explain that. I want to know in what place I can request you to suspend the Orders of the Day for the discussion of a special matter of national importance, provided that on a show of hands the request has the support of ten Deputies?
ACTING SPEAKER:
On the motion for the adjournment, I should say.