Senator O'NEILL (New South Wales) (15:17): Mr Deputy President— The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, given that the question has now been answered, I am not sure you can take note of that response. It is simply a matter of the minister informing the Senate that the question has indeed been answered. But you are on your feet and I will listen to whatever you have got to say. Senator O'NEILL: I checked very carefully with the tabling officer before question time to make sure the answer was not there, and I have come prepared to speak to this. The question was tabled on 30 November. The answer was due on 30 December. It arrived after the minister was advised by my office, as a courtesy prior to question time, that I would moving in this direction. I think it is an exploitation of the goodwill of the Senate— The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Thank you. We are probably now moving to debating that. I take the minister's word that the question has been answered, so that is the end of that matter as far as I am concerned. If that is not correct, that will be a matter for some discussion, I am sure, on another day. But the minister has assured the chamber that the question has been answered, and therefore, as far as I am concerned, that is the end of that matter.