May I ask a final supplementary question?

I have allowed the Deputy a lot of latitude today and I hope she will now co-operate with the Chair and help us to make some more progress.

I appreciate that. Will the Minister indicate whether he believes that the rule of specialty should apply in the same way as it does under Part II of the 1965 Act? Should it apply in respect of extradition transactions between Britain and Ireland or does he not regard it as one of the necessary safeguards?

The Deputy should understand that the Government's position will be fully explained at the appropriate time.

The Minister has not made the order——

The Deputy should stop trying to pre-empt decisions and announcement that will be made by the Government on this very important matter within a reasonable short period of time.

The Minister has had a year in which to do it.

We are not going to do so by way of questions and answers or supplementary questions. That is not the way in which to do so and the Deputy should know that.