I am not going to allow any more questions, even though I indicated that I would.

I have not asked one question.

I am very sorry, Deputy Taylor. I have to use some little discretion here with a view to keeping things on the rails. This question could go on until 6 o'clock this evening if we had that long a Question Time. There are several Deputies asking to contribute. We have got through six questions now in 40 minutes.

Very good questions.

I cannot accept any responsibility for that. I have not asked a single question here.

The Deputy has a Question No. 8 which I would be anxious to get to. If I allow Deputy Taylor to ask a question, I would have to allow somebody else to do so also. Question No. 7.

Surely a Member of this House is entitled to ask one supplementary question when he comes in here?

That could be carried to absurdity. There are 166 Deputies in this House and if each one claimed the right to ask a question, where would the Chair be? I am sorry that Deputy Taylor has got caught on this. I am moving to the next question.

I am sorry that I cannot allow myself to be caught on this. Why should I be penalised when other Deputies coming in here are permitted to ask questions? Some ask very many questions. Am I not to be allowed to ask just one?

I have ruled on it. I am moving on to Question No. 7 now, rightly or wrongly.

I want to protest at the Chair's ruling. I do not see why I should be penalised when other Deputies are allowed to ask questions and supplementaries ad nauseam. I do not know why the Chair decides to penalise me. I have not asked a single question.

If the Deputy had been fortunate enough to get in at the beginning of the queue instead of at the end, he would have fared better.

Is the Ceann Comhairle's ruling to be, then, that those who bustle in and push ahead in a ruthless fashion are rewarded and those who take their turn in the normal manner are not?

That is not a fair description of supplementary questions.

The Deputy has asked his questions.

Not in a ruthless fashion.

While I can understand the Deputy's attitude, I would tell him to think about it and he will see that I am not being so unreasonable. Question No. 7. I am going to insist that questions be questions and not long statements before a question.

This is a very short answer.