On a point of order, I am fully aware that when we pointed out to the Ceann Comhairle that this matter was of such gravity and urgency that the Government felt it necessary to take it to the courts, he then agreed, under pressure from this side of the House and in response to a request from me, to reconsider his position. Following that reconsideration he came back, and under a misapprehension that the matter was still before the court, he decided it was sub judice. That is no longer true and his reconsideration of it on the other grounds I and others put forward is still an open question. I would like to raise a point with you, Sir, under the rules of precedent these matters must be of such a nature that delay in discussing them might prevent effective action being taken, and this is obviously applicable, they must be prima facie urgent and raised without delay — that was done. They must be within the executive responsibility of Government or a Minister; clearly it is the Taoiseach's responsibility to dissolve the Dáil. As to the grounds on which it has been refused in the past, none of these is applicable, such debates have been allowed for matters such as post office strikes and flood damage in Kilkenny which, with all due respect, are less important than the question of the dissolution of the Dáil.