As early as last month, Simon Coveney said in an interview in the Cork Examiner that this Government will not be introducing rent controls.

The Irish Examiner.

Pardon me - the Irish Examiner; I am old fashioned. In a very short space of time, therefore, we see a Damascene conversion, which is welcome, but St. Paul went the whole nine yards and became a Christian. The Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, falls well short of sainthood in these proposals in finally introducing the discussion around rent controls, but we have not seen the amendments. When will the Bills Office receive those amendments so that we can read them, and how much time will we be given to amend them and to deal with them? I remind the House that the question of the introduction of rent controls was strongly resisted by this Government for years.

I call the Taoiseach.

Finally, it is coming under pressure to do something about it but it is not going far enough. We will introduce a Bill tomorrow that will go the whole nine yards and, if it is passed, will see rent controls linked to the CPI. We will bring in other measures also.

Deputy, I want to call another Deputy.

Will the Taoiseach please tell us when we will see the amendments Simon Coveney is proposing so that we, as Deputies, can deal with them?

Deputy, I am old fashioned as well and if we are referring to Deputies or Ministers, we will refer to them as Deputies or Ministers. I presume the Deputy is referring to the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney.

I beg your pardon.

It is just that I am the old stock as well. I call the Taoiseach.

I am a bit old and a bit new.

That old stock has been very loyal. St. Paul did see the flash on the way to Damascus. He said: Laborare est Orare; to work is to pray. If the Deputy had checked with her colleagues she would understand that the amendments, which I believe total 15, were given to the committee last night and therefore her colleagues have them. Any updated changes will be made available immediately.

The Bills Office does not have them.

The committee had the amendments last night and if the Deputy checks with the members now, she will know they have them still.

Deputy Smith must have gone home early last night.