It is not agreed. I object to Topical Issue matters not being included in tomorrow's schedule. It is the second week in a row that this change has been made in order to facilitate the fast-tracking of the Water Services Bill. As I understand it, the convention is that, when Second Stage of a Bill concludes, a minimum of two weeks should pass before Committee Stage commences. Yesterday, we had the farcical situation of a Second Stage voted being called after the Order of Business, with Committee Stage starting four hours later close to midnight. Some of us were here until after 1 a.m. I do not believe it to be appropriate or proper that Teachtaí are not allowed to proposed Topical Issue matters for the Ceann Comhairle's consideration. It highlights the unacceptable way that the Government is forcing through legislation in order to pave the way for the introduction of water charges.

I protested strongly at the Government's behaviour in ordering yesterday's schedule, which was farcical. No lessons have been learned - meeting at midnight and beyond for an hour's debate on the Water Services Bill. I do not know what it is with the Government and water, but the former cannot get it right-----

Swimming against the tide.

-----in terms of the Parliament debating the matter properly.

No guillotine.

As the Taoiseach knows, the legislation was rammed through this time last year. That was a disaster and consequences arose.

I do not understand why the Government is suppressing Topical Issue matters. The Members of the House, irrespective of their parties or position as Independents, are entitled to raise Topical Issue matters. I did not realise that the Government was axing Topical Issues tomorrow. That is wrong. The Taoiseach should amend the Standing Order to ensure that Topical Issue matter can be allocated to Deputies and held. Last night, we had the Order of Business at around 7.50 p.m.

For yesterday.

We had already had about six hours of debate. We had the Order of Business six hours after starting business. We had Leaders' Questions at about 5.30 p.m. The entire thing was farcical.

We will not go through yesterday's business. We will deal with today's.

I know, but it is about reform of the House, how we do business and how we present ourselves to the public.

I am conscious of the time.

We are not doing it well. The Taoiseach is not doing it well.

Back in 2010, I recall there was a motion of confidence. Fianna Fáil did the very same thing itself, but that is beside the point. Tomorrow, we are going to have-----

The Government said it would be different.

-----parliamentary questions, Leaders' Questions, an Order of Business-----

Why does the Deputy not leave-----

As to this crowd over there, Topical Issue matters were abandoned because people sat in the Chamber and refused to obey the rules. All Deputy Martin wants-----

Sinn Féin might have another "Sit-in Thursday" tomorrow.

Hear, hear.

"This crowd"? That is not very respectful.

What Deputy Martin would love to happen, of course, is that the Government would try to guillotine Bills. There has been no guillotine introduced this year and there will not be.

The Government is getting rid of a legitimate mechanism that parliamentarians use to raise issues.

This is an issue on which if the Deputy did not have the opportunity to have full discussions about water, he would have a different complaint.

The Taoiseach is a bit of a dictator. That is the problem.

No.

Deputy, please.

Deputy Martin would like to dictate.

The Taoiseach is being a bit of a dictator.

Tomorrow we will have Question Time, Leaders' Questions, the Order of Business and Committee and Remaining Stages of the Water Services Bill 2014. The House will, in addition, sit on Friday to continue the debate on the Water Services Bill.