On behalf of the Regional Group, I give my condolences to the family and friends of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. I have known Mícheál a long, long time. I spoke to him many a time. His son, Eamonn, lives in Dundalk. I also welcome Natasha O'Brien. We are all behind her. It is a pity she is here in these circumstances.

I will ask the Ceann Comhairle one simple question. Every Tuesday, the Chamber turns into a Punch and Judy show. Why do we have Business Committee meetings on Thursdays, when we talk about the details for the whole week? I get phones calls every Monday and Tuesday from members of the Opposition looking for me to pair with them. A funeral is being held today. Many people want to go to funerals when they happen. I thought the reason the Business Committee was put together was to make sure of the Order of Business. Will the Ceann Comhairle please explain to me, as he is the boss in the Chamber at the moment, why we have the Business Committee? In fairness, it is the same people - I will not call them puppets - who stand up here every Tuesday just to get a bit of attention. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to please sort out the Order of Business.

Thank you very much. I will come back to the Deputy in a second.

It has been publicly announced that Deputy Chambers will become the Minister for Finance, but that is obviously subject to a proposal being presented to the Dáil. When does the Taoiseach intend to do that? I understand it is on the schedule for tomorrow. At what time, and so on, will it be?

On behalf of the Independent Group, I support the various calls for debates to take place in the House. As a member of the Business Committee, I will say that the Business Committee basically has no powers. The business it does has to come to the Dáil to be voted on. That is why we have this fiasco every Tuesday. If the Business Committee had real powers, maybe that would be avoided. That is why we have this situation. Members need to know that. The impression is put out all the time that the Business Committee decides on the business of the House when it does not really.

I will say very quickly in response that since its establishment in 2016, the Business Committee has tried, where possible, to get consensus. For my part, I appeal to Members, if they have agreed the business each Thursday, not to come here the following Tuesday and disagree with what they agreed with the previous Thursday. However, I am afraid it-----

There are four days in between. Things happen.

-----has fallen on deaf ears. Deputy Smith is correct that some matters arise in the intervening period and, as I think Deputy Verona Murphy said, many people feel the need to respond to what is in the media. If it is in the media, then they want to raise it here. So be it.