It is now 3.30 p.m. and we must take questions nominated for priority.

Question No. 18 is in my name. I do not know if the gremlins are working against me but last month I had the same question down and when it came to 3.30 p.m. my question was not answered. The same thing happened today. It is totally unreasonable in the interests of the young people of Wexford that this question is continually left unanswered. I cannot understand how my name is coming out at the bottom of this famous lottery.

I sincerely hope the Deputy is not casting any aspersions on the fairness of the draw. He is welcome to attend, participate in the draw and supervise it at any time. I must draw his attention to the fact that during the last hour I have been urging progress, trying to get on with questions, but I have not succeeded, although we did reasonably well today. This has not been anything like our worst day but——

With due respect, I do not delay the House at Question Time. This is a very important question.

An order of the House is made and if the Deputy is not satisfied with the new system of questions he should take steps to have it changed.

I am not satisfied, and the young people of Wexford certainly are not satisfied.

The Deputy should take this up through his party Whip because I understand it will be considered again in the near future. This is a very big improvement on the procedure which existed previously where the Deputy might wait several months for an answer to his question.

May I withdraw this question and have it put in for next month and hope that my number comes up then?

Yes.

But higher on the scale.

I will not give any undertaking. I want to make it perfectly clear that I have nothing to do with the manipulation of the draw.

Is that an admission that there is manipulation in the draw?

It is not intended to be but it sounded as if the Deputy was inviting me to organise a manipulation of the draw.