Question No. 12 in the name of Deputy John Bruton.

On a point of order, I had tabled another priority question in relation to beef prices. Indeed the information given to Deputy Gibbons was exactly the information I was trying to elicit but you ruled my question out of order though you allowed two other Deputies to ask questions.

The Chair is scrupulously fair in such matters. I feel certain the Deputy is not impugning my impartiality in such matters.

I am questioning seriously why my question was ruled out of order while two other Deputies were allowed to ask questions.

The Deputy may not question my ruling in the House.

In the absence of——

If she seriously feels that my ruling is wrong she has a remedy.

I have been given no reason from the Ceann Comhairle at all as to why my question is not on the Order Paper.

I will investigate that aspect of the matter.

On a point of order, I also tabled a question——

I trust that Deputies will not erode the precious time available for Questions by raising points of order.

I also tabled a question in relation to ERAD but for some peculiar reason I have received no explanation as to why it was disallowed or as to why it is not on the Order Paper. I would like the Ceann Comhairle to investigate the matter.

That is also my problem. I was not given a reason.

I will have the allegation investigated.

It would have embarrassed the Minister.

That is very strange to me. It is not the procedure my office adopts.

Let me put it on the record that far from embarrassing the Minister I would welcome answering those questions but I was not even made aware that those questions were tabled. I wish, therefore, that Deputy Farrelly would acknowledge that that is not the kind of old innuendo we want in this House. I had no knowledge of them.

Let us deal with Question No. 12.

Let us have a little bit of objective honesty.

He is good at the slagging.

Let us deal with Question No. 12 in the name of Deputy John Bruton.