On promised legislation and in light of the 56% reduction in the disabled person's grant by the Government, is it time to consider the enormous amount of money, €622 million this year, that leaves this country in foreign aid?

Hold on, where are we going here?

I am coming to it. Surely, charity should begin at home and does the Government have proposals to review or reduce the amount of direct foreign aid leaving the country?

That is a disgraceful. It is a mean-spirited attack on people who are starving.

Deputy, would you please adhere to the Standing Orders? I must pull you up every day of the week.

Will the Ceann Comhairle let me finish?

What are you talking about?

Access to the central treasury funds is what I am speaking about. The Ceann Comhairle should give me a chance to finish.

There is no need for a speech beforehand. Just ask when will the Bill be taken.

I was introducing myself to it.

You do not need to, as you are here every week.

We know the Deputy.

There is no promised legislation in respect of-----

I assure the Deputy we know him by now. There is no promised legislation.

The Deputy should do that in County Kerry.

----- overseas development aid.

I am addressing the Taoiseach, not the Chief Whip.

He should do that on the back of a lorry.

No, the Taoiseach has answered.

Yes, but the Whip is out of order.

Do not mind the Whip for the moment.

The Ceann Comhairle is right. He has spoken the truth and is a good judge of character.

On the back of a lorry.

Do not mind him.

Deputy Healy-Rae should not attribute something to me that I did not mean in that statement.

The Deputy is looking for a headline with gobbledygook.

I call Deputy Neville.

Did the Whip bring that lorry around?

This is rubbish.

Is that lorry one from which the Whip fell?