With regard to the strategic infrastructure Bill, what proposals has the Government to deal with the alarming crisis facing our farmers this winter because of the very bad summer we had and the woeful inadequacy in the fodder available-----

Is there promised legislation? The Deputy should table a parliamentary question.

I did that already. I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

What legislation is the Deputy speaking about?

Surely the Tánaiste will talk for the farmers of Ireland-----

Very happily.

There is no promised legislation. The Deputy should table a parliamentary question.

This does not arise under the strategic infrastructure Bill. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced a range of measures to bring forward the dates for direct payments.

That will not solve the fodder crisis.

The Minister and the Government are very aware of the difficulties the weather presented for farmers this summer.

I want to make it clear the Order of Business is about promised legislation. We have six minutes left and a number of Deputies are offering. Could Members cut out the codology of trying to make speeches when they are asking about promised legislation?

I got no answer. If we got an answer, there would be no codology.