Before the House takes up the consideration of the Estimates for Public Services, perhaps I would be allowed to repeat a question that I put this evening at the beginning of Private Members' time. I am sorry that I was not in the House when the President was concluding on the Housing Bill, but I understood that he made a statement to the effect that he intends in future to take Private Members' time for the consideration of the Estimates. If that is so, I want to know what opportunity he proposes to give for dealing with my motion, which has been under consideration by the House.
PRIVATE DEPUTIES' BUSINESS. - PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
I do not propose to take Private Members' time this week or next week, but what I will do later will depend on the speed with which the House deals with the Estimates. As to whether I shall take Private Members' time later on, I have not decided, but, as the Deputy knows, the Appropriation Bill must be law before the 1st December.
Are we to take it, then, that Deputy Murphy's motion will be discussed on Friday or on Wednesday next? I would like to point out to the President that this particular motion has been on the Order Paper for quite a considerable time. It is a motion that I submit should get adequate discussion in the House, and perhaps the President would be prepared to give way in regard to it.
I have already stated that I do not propose to take Private Members' time this week or next week. The Deputy will understand that I cannot give any guarantee with regard to any particular item.