The next question on the Order Paper for consideration is that which immediately followed Question No. 28 on Tuesday's Order Paper. I should like to know how you arranged to put in Questions Nos. 29, 30 and 31 between those two questions in the meantime. Question No. 32 on today's Order Paper immediately followed Question No. 28 on Tuesday's Order Paper but three other questions have stolen in between in the meantime.

I can only tell the Deputy that I will ask the office to look into the matter. I have no knowledge of the position.

I was waiting for this question.

The Deputy should take it up at the party meeting.

If the House wishes we could dispose of this question now.

Could we have the agreement of the House to deal with it?

If the House so agrees, certainly. I will call Deputy Lalor's question.

I am not pressing for it. I am trying to find out how other questions took priority over this one?

There is an established practice in the office and I am sure they will explain to the Deputy why this occurred.

It relates to the responsibilities of the Minister and the Parliamentary Secretary.

We did not have the Minister. We had the Parliamentary Secretary for all the questions.

May we deal with the question?

I put in my question for written reply but I could not get it that way because my colleague had a question in for oral answer on the same issue.

If the House is agreeable I would like the reply to Question No. 33 now with your permission.

This means skipping Question No. 32 in the name of Deputy Paddy Lalor.

No. They are both the same.

Question No. 32.