: Would the Minister like to comment on reports in the newspapers that mail posted in the Six Counties has been intercepted by his Department in recent days?

: That is a separate question.

: That relates to a specific case.

: It is about the interception of mail. Those words are mentioned specifically in Deputy Kelly's question. I have asked if mail posted in the Six Counties has been intercepted by the Department in recent times and on whose authority it has been done.

: The Chair considers that the question was a general one but that the question now asked by Deputy Wilson is a specific question. That is a fact.

: The question put down by Deputy Kelly was about the interception of mail. I am asking a supplementary question about a specific case of alleged interception of mail.

: The Chair will allow the question if the Minister wishes to reply.

: It is a very different question and I would require notice before I could answer it.