asked the Minister for Finance if he has as yet sanctioned the proposals to dredge the channel at Killala Bay and to provide navigation lights in the area.

The proposals are still under consideration.

Would the Parliamentary Secretary say how long these matters are under consideration?

Since September of last year.

Would the Parliamentary Secretary not consider that it would be good to have this matter disposed of reasonably quickly so as to avoid telephone calls from Killala by Deputy Calleary every time there is a development meeting when either he does not adequately hear the reply or an adequate reply is not given?

I do not know what point the Deputy is making about Deputy Calleary. I heard the Minister for Finance say that Killala seems to be a key area.

Perhaps, the Parliamentary Secretary believes there is a cat in the bag in Killala as he thought there was in Castlecomer this morning? Perhaps, he would produce the two cats?

The Deputy does not understand about Castlecomer. It is a Kilkenny cat.

I understand dirt as well as any man when I see it. If you have any cats, produce them.

The Deputy simply does not understand.

I understand only too well.

I do not think the Deputy was present.

I know all about it.

The allegation by Deputy Dillon of dirt on my part is itself dirty when he does not understand any of the circumstances.

Produce any cat you have out of any bag you have, here.

He can produce it.

Do not talk about an anonymous cat.

I do not think Deputy Dillon or any other member of the Fine Gael Party is in a position to talk about dirt because for the last 12 months——

Cats in bags will pursue you until you open that bag and produce any cat you have, for there "ain't" no cat to produce.

There is.

Produce it if you have the guts to produce it.

It is not a question of cat gut at all.

Produce it if you have the guts to produce it.

What we want in Killala are navigation lights, not cats' eyes.

I want to refute the unwarrantable attack by Deputy Dillon. First of all, he does not understand what he is talking about. I think enough of him to say that if he did he would be sorry for this attack about dirt. He does not know the score.

Produce the cats.

Do not be ridiculous.

There are certain rules of decency that ought to be observed even amongst neighbours.

Talk about rules of decency comes well from those benches over there.

If you have any cat to produce, produce it.

This particular cat is a local cat.

Whether local or otherwise produce him if you have him.

Why does Deputy Crotty not speak out?

Why does Deputy Crotty not speak out for himself instead of going to daddy?

Deputy Crotty will produce it afterwards. You said I was only getting up on your back and you wanted to get me off it.

That is right.

We have been more than restrained in avoiding the rigid application of the rules of decency.

Deputy Dillon will not make any charge of dirt against me stick. If he does not believe that he should ask Deputy Crotty.

Deputy Crotty says you deserve it.

Produce your cat.