I refer the Taoiseach to No. 121 on the Order Paper. On numerous occasions recently the Taoiseach repeated two statements with which I strongly agree. The first of these is that there are political consequences for one's actions and second is that the Dáil shall hold the Executive to account. Does the Taoiseach agree that it is somewhat regrettable that statements on the result of the referendum are not being taken in the House today? On the second of the Taoiseach's recent statements, namely, that the Dáil shall hold the Executive to account, I am of the view that one of the political consequences of the referendum result is that the Seanad should be reformed. Neither I nor the majority of the Irish people believe the Upper House should be retained in its current form. It is regrettable that we do not have time to take statements. Rather than the leaders of the various parties and groupings meeting in a particular room, time should be made available for the taking of statements in the Dáil in order that people might outline their views. Many Government backbenchers have tabled requests for Topical Issue debates on political reform. Perhaps the latter is borne out of frustration with the fact that the issue to which I refer is not on the agenda for discussion.

There are more important issues than the reform of the Seanad. In that context and now that the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation - having managed to save 60 jobs - is available again, is there any possibility that time might be made available for No. 27 on the Order Paper, statements on the Action Plan for Jobs?

Deputy Timmins has been around a long time. There are ten reports on issues relating to the Seanad. Some of those reports are very different and some are poles apart, some are feasible and some are not. A constitutional referendum to change the higher education constituency in respect of the Seanad was passed some time ago but in the intervening years neither a Government nor an Opposition Senator tabled a motion on the matter. I wonder why that was the case. These are matters we need to discuss. It is not just a case of saying that we held a referendum last week and that we should have statements in the Dáil on the matter today. If we are serious about this issue, then there must be a comprehensive engagement regarding what is the best way to proceed. People must consider what has been reported by different committees in the past about the prospects for Seanad Éireann. We now know the people want the Upper House retained as an essential part of our Constitution. Let us make the best of that. An opportunity in this regard will arise in due course. That opportunity is not too far away, I hope.

A number of Deputies have tabled requests for Topical Issue debates on Dáil reform, a matter in respect of which we are engaging at present.

That was well organised by the Government side.

On Saturday evening.

Those Deputies would not have been able to raise this issue if we had not already made changes which allow them to do so.

Who was responsible for composing all of them?

I will have to engage further with Deputy Martin on this matter. The Deputy was not able to be present for the entirety of our most recent meeting when I was trying to help him to get issues included on the Order Paper. That is the story.

The Taoiseach gave me great help last week.

When he did not turn up.

The matter of the Action Plan for Jobs can be dealt with by way of parliamentary questions or whatever. The Government Chief Whip would be very happy to afford people the opportunity to discuss the progress being made by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, in respect of the Action Plan for Jobs and the preparations for the action to be taken in 2014 as well. Clearly, it is better to be in our current position and creating 3,000 jobs each month rather than, as was the case previously, to be losing 7,000 per month. The Government is very open to proposals for initiatives to improve the position with regard to job creation. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, other Ministers and I have travelled around the country in order to meet employers, unemployed people, etc., to hear their views and their stories about how we might make matters easier in the context of facilitating job creation opportunities. The latter is what we are all about in the context of restoring the public finances to good health and getting the country back to work.