Can I ask——

I put it to the Minister——

I will hear Deputy McCartan, but may I dissuade Members from the notion that they may debate this matter now. I will hear a brief supplementary question, and then I am moving on.

Will the Minister agree that it is easy to make an allegation of political interference, and it has been made not against the Minister only but against successive Governments——

A question, please.

——and it will continue to be made unfortunately——

A question, please, otherwise I will go on to the next question.

——as long as we do not have an independent police authority——

I am afraid that the Deputy is disobeying the Chair deliberately.

Will the Minister agree that as long as we do not have an independent police authority, it will be easy for members of the public and Members of the House to make allegations of political interference? What steps, if any, will be taken, if the matter is being considered at Government level?

I could easily dismiss that by saying that it is a totally separate question. The matter is not being considered by Government.

Question No. 5, please.