I tabled a private notice question to the Taoiseach and I should like to know what has happened in regard to it.

The question has been disallowed and I understand that my office have informed the Deputy of the reasons for that. The question does not qualify to be taken as a special private notice question. If it had been raised earlier, yesterday or during the weekend, it would have appeared on the Order Paper for this week.

What I am referring to happened at the weekend. The Dáil did not sit either on Sunday or on Monday so I tabled the question yesterday. I assure you that the matter is no less urgent today than it was earlier in the week. I wish to read the question that I put to the Taoiseach.

The Deputy must resume his seat.

I intend to read out my question because the fishermen are fearful for their lives.

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat or to leave the House. He is being disorderly.

I intend to read out the question on behalf of fishermen——

The Deputy is being disorderly. If he does not sit down I must ask him to leave the House.

I asked the Taoiseach if he was aware of the incident——

I will have the Deputy named if he is not prepared to sit down.

The question was to ask the Taoiseach if he was aware of an incident that occurred 22 miles off the Wexford coast when a French trawler——

Unless the Deputy sits down he will have to leave the House.

But for the quick thinking——

I am ordering the Deputy to leave the House. He is being utterly disorderly.

That is a very bad decision. The fishermen of Ireland will be aware of what happened today.

I am telling the Deputy to leave the House.

Deputy H. Byrne withdrew from the Chamber.