First, I do not intend to query the Ceann Comhairle's ruling, or to undermine it, but I would have to say that I share considerable sympathy with what Deputy Boyd Barrett has said and with the fact that an entire Private Members' motion on a subject that has been a matter of debate here for quite some time is being ruled out. The case is that the Government has not treated the House with respect in terms of the money message. The Government consistently abuses the money message to prevent good legislation from being debated and progressed through the House. For example, the Shared Maternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2018, tabled by Deputies Lisa Chambers and O'Loughlin, involves no additional cost to the Exchequer. It simply shares out an existing resource in terms of the benefit in that situation to men. The comment by Government is it might effect a change in the administrative mechanisms of the Department of Justice and Equality and it is ruled out because of a money message.

It is the same as this.

That was never the intent of the money message. The Ceann Comhairle referenced the report of the reform committee. This has been going on for quite some time. I would have thought that would have been published a long time ago. I believe the best way to change Standing Orders is through the various parties working together to try to get consensus on Standing Orders, not by mere resolution in itself.

This House has the right.

The money message has been abused. Of that, there is no doubt. The reason we are at this current impasse is because of the Government's abuse of the money message and the failure to bring forward earlier the recommendations from the reform commission.

The Government Chief Whip is offering.