There is a commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a petitions system in this Parliament along the lines of what happens in the European Parliament. What is the position in that regard?

There is a proposal in the programme for Government to have at least a fortnight's delay between different Stages of legislation. What is the latest status of that given it will require a change to Standing Orders?

I will have the Whip respond to the Deputy on that. I do not think we have had any row about Bills being guillotined since we came back. It takes a while to get the process of pre-legislative hearings by the committees back to Government and then moved back into the House and the Seanad, as the case may be.

This was promised three years ago.

In any case, we have had no Bills recently.

Do not worry. Deputy Martin will have plenty of them before too long. As I said, I had to take the lead out and things are moving.

What about the petitions?

I will come back to the Deputy.