The Dáil has descended into farce on a number of occasions in recent weeks. The Government is incapable of moving its own legislation through Report Stage and the "dog's dinner", to borrow a phrase from the Attorney General, that was the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill has become even worse. Deputies who oppose a different Bill are speaking at length on it to use up time and that tactic is disrupting the flow of business in this House. The Government has proposed sitting until midnight next Tuesday and Wednesday to take both the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill and the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.

We did not see them in here in the last week.

Today the House will sit from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on statements on worthy topics but legislation is the most important part and we need to make progress. Although I know it is a matter for the Business Committee, will the Government propose to keep the Dáil sitting as long as it takes next week to deal with the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill once and for all? Will it withdraw the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and bring back a clean version of it? Quite frankly, it would be improper to send such a flawed, imperfect Bill to the other House.

They have to get permission from the Minister, Deputy Ross.

I am told the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill is not now scheduled for next week. The Education (Admissions to School) Bill is being prioritised next week, followed by the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. I share the Deputy's concerns. I think there is a political tactic at play at this stage and no longer any attempt at accurate scrutiny of legislation. There is a deliberate attempt to filibuster and frustrate the progress of necessary legislation by a very small grouping in the Dáil. Of course, they are using the rules as they are allowed to-----

Stop protecting the Minister, Deputy Ross.

The Deputies should stop abusing their position.

The fact is the Judiciary-----

The Tánaiste has the floor.

It is all about the Minister, Deputy Ross. It is time to wake up and see what he has done.

Order, please. The Tánaiste has the floor.

I do not think Deputy Collins understands it.

The Minister certainly did not understand it either and he put it forward.

It is a dog's dinner now.

It is a dog's dinner. The whole country is telling them that.

Will the Tánaiste finish with this matter?

There is a role for the Business Committee. We have a minority Government. We have a Business Committee that is powerful and can make decisions. If this House collectively decides that we need to progress this legislation, the Business Committee has the power to allow us to do that and, in my view, it should do it.

On the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, the Government has the power to withdraw it. It obviously cannot be amended now.

The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill is a separate Bill and the Ceann Comhairle has made a ruling on that.