I want to raise an issue I have raised a couple of times already in this House over recent weeks, which is the increasing reliance in the family law courts on very subjective section 47 reports. This has resulted in the removal of children from the custody of their mother in appalling circumstances. The Garda was ordered by the court to enter the classroom-----

The Deputy is referring to a specific case and making allegations about subjective reports. There is a division in relation to this House and the courts. I would ask the Deputy to reflect on what he is saying. He cannot proceed-----

If the Leas-Cheann Comhairle hears me out, she might understand why I am saying it.

We are tight for time.

Please stop.

It resulted in the removal of the children, in that callous fashion, and placed them in the custody of their-----

I am not allowing this. The Deputy is out of order.

-----other parent, who was previously-----

The Deputy is out of order.

I am sorry. There is only one move left for me now. I can only do one thing.

Deputy, I am standing up now. That is the ultimate-----

All right. I will table a motion in the House-----

Please sit down.

-----asking for the removal of the offending officer of the court-----

Deputy, resume your seat.

-----from the Bench.

Deputy, resume your seat. I ask reluctantly. Resume your seat.

A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

No.

I am sorry. There is precedent for this matter to be raised in the House.

The time is running. The Deputy is out of time and out of order.

No, I am forced to be out of time and out of order.

Deputy, resume your seat.

I want to resume my seat and I want to be in order. I ask that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle allow the Taoiseach to answer the question.

Deputy, resume your seat.

The issue is already in the public arena.

I will have to abandon the session if the Deputy does not resume his seat.

I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to allow the Taoiseach to comment.

The Deputy is ignoring an order of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It is a very serious-----

I am sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, but it is not out of order.

Unfortunately for the Deputies waiting to come in, I am going to now put an end to Questions on Policy and Legislation. I am sorry. I am going to move on.

The Taoiseach wants to answer.

No. Questions on Policy and Legislation are over.

I appeal to the Deputy to give way.

I have made a ruling. I ask Deputy Durkan to resume his seat. This is a really serious matter. I will not go into it again. If the Deputy is refusing to resume his seat, I will put a stop to this session.

I have resumed my seat and I want to be in order.

Thank you. That is not obvious to me. I am going to repeat generally that matters in the courts cannot be brought up in this manner. It is simply not on and it is not acceptable.

But they have been brought up before.

When the Ceann Comhairle or the Leas-Cheann Comhairle makes a ruling, whether Deputies like it or not, that is it.

They have been brought up before.

We have one minute and four seconds left and there are three speakers seeking to contribute. I will allow them 30 seconds each to put their questions and the Taoiseach, with his co-operation, will answer all three together.