On the Order of Business last Tuesday I raised the fact that the German constitutional court had reached a majority decision which will, in effect, paralyse the outright monetary transactions, OMT, programme-----

Rephrase that, Deputy. You tried to raise it.

Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. I tried to raise it.

It was not in order and the Deputy knows that.

I like to try to do things. The country needs approximately €53 billion-----

I suggest the Deputy tries some other way, such as Topical Issues.

He is seeking Government time.

I ask the Taoiseach to set up a high level banking and finance working party to deal with the implications of these things. I will draw an analogy. Just because our normal choreography of business here deals with matters in specific forthcoming legislation or what is in the processing phase, if an item is obviously so important for the country and the inter-relationships which arose during Leaders' Questions - for example, the operation of the 13,000 mortgages in one bank which has been paralysed-----

The Deputy knows he cannot-----

-----while there are 100,000 in the two so-called pillar banks-----

Please, Deputy, I ask for your co-operation.

There are grandparents supporting other loans that are not yet non-performing-----

The Deputy is not in order

-----but which need support.

If the Deputy submits a Topical Issue, I will endeavour to consider it favourably.

With respect, a Cheann Comhairle, that is entering a lottery. Imagine if an aeroplane with a nuclear bomb was circulating Dublin and you said we should submit it as a Topical Issue.

The Deputies may laugh. I have obviously hit the point, which is why they are laughing.

The Deputy must respect the Chair.

It would be submitted to the justice committee.

The Deputy hit the nail with his head again.

The decision of the German court is, in effect, paralysing the OMT. I do not like to cause this turmoil, but will somebody listen?

You are causing disturbance.

Keep your hand off the time bomb, Deputy.

I ask the Deputy to please resume his seat.

I will, a Cheann Comhairle, because I respect you. However, the rest of it is a nonsense.