I listened earlier to the Taoiseach outline the total superficiality of Private Members' motions, like many of the activities of this House. For the record, therefore, will he confirm for the Irish people - who are increasingly and falsely led to believe by all parties, including the Taoiseach's, and enthusiastically supported by the media that the will of this Chamber on such motions means something - that in reality, as also stated, irrespective of the stated position of the Dáil on the housing eviction motion this afternoon, the Government will proceed whether or not its position is defeated? Will the Taoiseach further outline, given what I have just said, what reforms the Government proposes to introduce to address the abject democratic deficit that exists within the established practices and Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann as exemplified once again today with this motion proposing the temporary extension of the eviction ban?

I thank the Deputy. I believe that all of us in this House, and the Deputy, are familiar with the Constitution, the law and Standing Orders. We all know what they are. There are motions of confidence, financial motions, Private Members' motions and legislation. They are all different. Legislation trumps Private Members' motions. We passed legislation in this House - I think almost every party supported it - to bring in a temporary winter eviction ban to end on 31 March. It was introduced by the Government and supported by the vast majority of Opposition parties, if not all of them. A Private Members' motion cannot trump legislation. That is simply the position as to how our Standing Orders and our rules work.