Is the proposal for dealing with No. 6 agreed to?

No. We are not agreeing to anything today. The Tánaiste can play politics and all the games he wants, but the bottom line is that we have until 2 p.m. to debate the Social Welfare Bill. There is no urgency attached to dealing with the Bill. We can deal with it next week. Instead of dealing with the Equal Status (Amendment) Bill, we could use the time allowed to discuss the Social Welfare Bill. It is that simple. The Tánaiste did not respond to that request in his last contribution.

There is an opportunity for the Tánaiste to respond in a meaningful and constructive way. Let us move the Equal Status (Amendment) Bill back until next week and deal with the Social Welfare Bill in its place.

There is an urgency with this Bill. There is a decision of the Court of Justice of the EU which means that this matter has to be put right by 21 December.

By next week.

What about next week?

The Bill is in the House today and will be in the Seanad next week.