The Minister did not answer the question I asked him. What percentage of home grown barley have the compounders used this year? That would indicate to him clearly how much is being smuggled. The Minister is avoiding that question since he became Minister.

I am not avoiding it.

That is not the question on the Order Paper. I am calling Question No. 8.

The question asks the Minister to make a statement on the likely impact of illegal grain importation on the disposal of the substantial stocks of home produced grain.

We could spend all day here on the same question.

The Minister has refused to answer that question.

The Chair will judge that. Question No. 8.

Let me say to Deputy D'Arcy that if it were possible to differentiate between barley imported from the North of Ireland and home produced barley it would then be possible to answer the Deputy's question It will not be possible until then. His question is not very sensible.

That is very unfair. I asked what percentage of home grown barley has been used by the compounders this year when 30 per cent of the season is gone already. That is a straight question.

If Deputy D'Arcy will give me notice of that question I will answer it.

I am calling the next question.

The Minister does not know the answer.

It is a statistical question and I do not have the statistics with me. If the Deputy will be good enough to put down a question I will answer it.

That is about the third time this question was asked.

It was asked by way of a supplementary question.

Deputy Donegan had a question similar to that down yesterday.

If the Deputy will put down the question for next week I will answer it.

It will not be answered until about February.

It will not be answered until then the way we are going.