It is proposed to take business in the following order: Nos. 1 and 8 and in No. 8 Votes 27 to 33 inclusive (resumed) and Vote 37. Questions from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Order of Business.
Does the Taoiseach propose at this stage or at any stage during the day's proceedings to make a statement on the escape of three prisoners from Mountjoy yesterday?
Not at this stage.
At what stage does the Taoiseach propose to make a statement?
Probably about 3 p.m. or 3.30 p.m., if that would be suitable.
Will the statement be made during Question Time or at the beginning of Question Time?
At the beginning of Question Time.
2.30 p.m. I take it that I will be entitled to make a statement following the statement by the Taoiseach?
Yes.