Is the Minister aware of any rural areas that are not being policed because of cutbacks and because gardaí are deprived of overtime? There is little point in trying to mislead the House on this issue.

Deputy O'Keeffe has raised another question. The matter of changes in the structure of the force and in rural policing did not start on 13 February 1986 and if the Deputy wishes to pursue that I will go into it with him, with the permission of the Chair.

The Minister is being very arrogant today. He appears to be annoyed. The writing is on the wall.

For the benefit of Members I should like to quote Standing Order No. 37:

Supplementary questions may be put only for the further elucidation of the information requested, and shall be subject to the ruling of the Ceann Comhairle, both as to relevance and as to number.

They are my instructions and after I allow a further supplementary question from Deputy Gregory who put down the question I will move on to the next question:

Overtime is very relevant. I hope we get to my Question No. 19. I have a question on overtime.

I shall decide this.

We will see what the Minister is talking about, what he is bluffing about.

Deputy Lyons, please cease interrupting.

Let the Deputy not shout at me. I am a sensible man.