All of us in the Seanad speak about the importance of European legislation but we must also remember that 96% of legislation made in Ireland comes from Europe. It is unfair to demand that everything be examined. We must be selective and ensure there is debate in the Seanad but must also be selective in ensuring that we debate what needs to be debated.

We do not debate any of it.

No interruptions.

I took the trouble to look at this issue because it is about counterfeit money. There has been a European regulation on this since the Geneva Convention of 1926. I looked at the proposal, going through its 14 articles, to see where it was coming from. There are 27 member states in which the euro is used, by 330 million people.

I refer to motion No. 2.

There is counterfeit money and there are gangs all over the place. It is for the common good of Europe that we have co-ordinated legislation. I took the trouble of looking through this legislation and did not see anything in it with which I disagreed. If Senator Byrne has an issue he wishes to debate I would like to see him tabling a motion in the Chamber tomorrow, saying that he does not think the directive should go through and proposing that we discuss it. We cannot discuss everything and must be selective, which is where the Seanad comes in.

It is not No. 1.

I was provoked into raising that point but-----

Senator Byrne was referring to the motion set out in No. 2.

That is what I am referring to because I took the trouble to go through all the articles and the related debate to see if there was anything relevant. I also took the trouble to see how long and how old the legislation was and discovered it dated back to 1926.

Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?