Could I ask the Minister——

This question deals with one specific account, Deputy.

I seem to be the only Deputy being refused. I am asking to be allowed to ask a supplementary question.

If the Deputy would just bear with me for a moment, Question No. 16 deals with the account of a named person and gives many details about her.

I am trying to save the House time.

Unless, of course, the Deputy is going to ask a question concerning the same account, when it would be in order.

We were speaking about saving time in the House. If I could ask a supplementary question, we might do that. Are there any plans to deal with the very unsatisfactory situation with regard to accounts sent out by the Minister's Department? Any time I ever made representations on behalf of a constituent, his Department were always right and no account was changed. This is most unsatisfactory. A person cannot find out exactly the number of calls billed. One old age pensioner was supposed to have made 1,460 calls in a three-month period.

I cannot allow a question on anything. That is a statement.

That is a factual situation. It is a fair supplementary question.

The man would be dead by the end of it.

I am not aware of the particular account to which the Deputy referred. Not all accounts sent out by the Department are as accurate as the Department would wish. On occasion, on investigation an account is reduced.

Not on that occasion.

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