That concludes questions on promised legislation. Unfortunately, 11 Deputies were not reached today.

On a point of-----

On a point of-----

Frustration.

The Ceann Comhairle showed great latitude, in fairness to him, to people who completely abused the time available for questions on promised legislation. Those of us who sat here and waited patiently for time will not now get in. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow the 11 Deputies to make their points and to provide them with the same latitude he gave previous speakers. Good behaviour in this Chamber is not rewarded very often.

If there were two or three Deputies offering, I would certainly provide that latitude. However, to accommodate 11 Deputies and the replies to them would not work.

Prioritise next time.

The truth is that I inform every Deputy when his or her time is up. I am happy to hear it if Deputy Brassil has an idea of how to enforce time limits more effectively on Deputies, in particular on Leaders who are more assiduous in consuming the time allowed than other Members.

It is very simple. The Ceann Comhairle should not call those who abuse the time limits.

Some of the Leaders would be in trouble then.

On a further point of frustration, I suggest the 11 Deputies on the list before the Ceann Comhairle get priority next time we come to the Chamber.

I can certainly do that.

It is about fairness, equality and Dáil reform.

The problem is that many of those 11 Deputies will not be here next Tuesday.

Is this a new Standing Order protocol, namely the point of frustration?

We must proceed.

The Ceann Comhairle said 11 of us would not all be here next Tuesday, but I note that this is my third day in a row spending more than an hour sitting in the Chamber to wait my turn. I see Members walk in two minutes before they are supposed to speak and get in straight away. The system is wrong and unfair.

It is a capitalist system.

The Ceann Comhairle should start today by saying the 11 Deputies who did not get to speak will have an opportunity when the Dáil meets next Tuesday to come in. It is not very nice to see people walk in two minutes before they speak. Having done so, away they go. It is not fair.

By way of explanation, I would have thought everyone understood the system. The Leaders of each of the eight groups in the House are given an opportunity to raise a question before other Members. I have long held the view that Leaders who have the opportunity to ask questions on Leaders' Questions should not be asking questions on promised legislation at all.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

However, the Members' Leaders would not agree to that. I will bring their concerns back to the Business Committee and the Dáil reform committee. Members should remember that we had bingo cards here a while ago.

Bring them back.

Yes.

People were not happy with those either.