Will the Taoiseach explain to us why a bench warrant was issued for a TD this morning——

I am sorry, Deputy, I am not entertaining any such question at this stage. I am proceeding now, as is normal, to deal with questions.

It is a very serious matter.

The Deputy may think so but he will have to find another way of raising the matter.

It is a very serious matter that a bench warrant was issued for a TD for his non-attendance in court.

The Deputy ought to have done me the courtesy of appraising me of his intention to raise this matter. We might have found a way around it. He will have to raise it at another time.