Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle------

Could we please have order for the leader of each group?

Deputy Kelleher will be an old man before he is over here.

Táimid díreach in aghaidh Uimh. 1 san ord seo inniu. Tá muintir na tíre ag foghlaim faoin méid atá ag titim amach san ECB i dtaobh an promissory note ó Twitter agus ón Idirlíon. Ba cheart don Rialtas teacht os comhair na Dála inniu chun an idirbheart seo a chur faoi bhráid an Tí. We are learning via Twitter and the Internet today that a deal might be agreed between the Government and the ECB on the promissory note. Shockingly, there is no provision in today's Order Paper to deal with the issue. The world and its mother are hearing this information and the representative body of this State is not being given the opportunity to debate the issue.

Hear, hear.

It is a bad day for democracy.

Please.

What the people want to know in this situation is whether there will be a write-down of the debt, if there will be a reduction in the debt-to-GDP ratio-----

We are on the first proposal.

The hangover of the debt will last a lot longer than the hangover of some Labour and Fine Gael Deputies.

They are a disgrace.

The Government is playing fast and loose-----

Please.

-----with the democratic process of this country. It is extremely important that this contempt ends today. Will we have a debate on the issue today, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle?

I call Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett on behalf of people in profit, People before Profit - my apologies, Deputy.

That is why the Deputy went to a private school.

Order please, Deputies.

You got that one right.

People in profit.

Profit with a leader's allowance.