There are two questions, one on the ordering of business and the other on pending legislation. The Taoiseach is aware that local authorities across the State are preparing budgets and organising workshops and there is much anger evident among local authority members because they are doing this work in a vacuum as the local government fund has not been announced. There is a feeling the water services (No. 2) Bill which is to be published in this quarter and needs to be passed through both Houses to transfer assets from local authorities is connected to this issue. Will the Taoiseach confirm when he expects to see full passage of the Bill? Is its passage connected with the announcement which is eagerly awaited by local authority members on the local authority fund? Will the Taoiseach shine some light on when local authorities will know about it, as many managers thought they would have known by now?

There is a change to the Order of Business for tomorrow. I welcome the proposed discussion on the credit line. As I have indicated before, we support the end result in that respect. We need to have an informed discussion. I know that last week the Minister stated in the media that the options being examined by the Cabinet would be published. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether these options will be laid before the House this evening in order that we can have an informed debate tomorrow on why we did not seek a second bailout or credit line?

The relevant Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, has already indicated that the water services (No. 2) Bill will be brought before the Cabinet on 26 November which means that it will not be long before councils are properly informed about their remit.

With regard to tomorrow's discussion, as the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Finance will take Question Time in the morning when a number of questions related specifically to this issue will be taken. I answered questions from Deputy Micheál Martin in this regard also. The background to the exit strategy has already been published on the websites of the European Stability Mechanism and the International Monetary Fund. Ireland did not make an application for a formal precautionary credit line based on the information, comments, observations and advice of a range of independent entities such as the Central Bank and the National Treasury Management Agency, elements of the troika and political leaders, as well as other parties. The Government has made a very clear and decisive move to exit without a credit line. The Minister for Finance will give any other detail available tomorrow morning.

The Deputy referred to a comment made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on some information that he wanted to publish. It will be published. There is nothing to stop that happening.