The Taoiseach is in a unique position in that he is the only party leader who has refused to go on Radio Kerry to debate current issues.

Hold on one second.

This comes under the Government's policy in the programme for Government on the open-----

I can tell the Deputy that it is not an issue for the Order of Business.

No, it concerns the Government's policy on openness and transparency. I have a question for the Taoiseach. Jerry O'Sullivan has been looking for him to go on Radio Kerry for a long time.

The Deputy can table a question or go and talk to him, but he may not raise the issue on the Order of Business.

The Taoiseach is refusing to-----

No, I am sorry, the Deputy is totally out of order.

I am sorry, but I am not.

The Deputy is totally out of order.

I am not.

Will the Deputy, please, resume his seat?

This relates to Government policy on openness and transparency.

will the Deputy, please, resume his seat?

I am asking the Taoiseach to go on Radio Kerry-----

I do not care what Government policy states; I am dealing with the Order of Business.

----to talk about current issues, in the way the other party leaders have done.

I would be delighted to do so.

I thank the Taoiseach.

Please, do not respond.

I thank the Taoiseach.

Four years later.

Will Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, please, resume his seat? He is making a joke out of this.

Thank you very much.

I want to tell the Deputy something. I will not call him in future because every time I call him, I get into a dispute with him.

Either he adheres to the rules like everyone else or he does not.

I will.

The Deputy has not done so thus far.

You know I will.

Do not plamás me.

I will adhere to the rules.

I am around here long enough to recognise when someone is trying to plamás me.

The Taoiseach answered my question, for which I thank him.

The Deputy knows exactly what goes and if he does not, will he, please, come to my office and I will tell him what he may raise on the Order of Business?