Taoiseach's Questions timing
The Ceann Comhairle says the current system is better than before but still unsatisfactory, and asks the Dáil reform committee to consider a more efficient format. He also warns that the large third group of questions will not fit the time allowed and asks Members to keep to time.
Before we start the clock ticking on Taoiseach's Questions, clearly the current way of dealing with these questions is better than how we used to deal with them but it is still not satisfactory. The timing is not working out correctly. With the agreement of the House, we will ask the Dáil reform committee to look at a more efficient way of trying to deal with these questions in the new term. I note that today there are a large number of questions in the third group and it is really impossible to fit the grouping into the time allocated. I ask all the Members to stick to the allocated time and we will try to get through as much of this as we can.