How can the Leader make such a claim? One need only look at the clár for this week.

-----along with the legislation that has been necessary to bring into effect the agreement with the troika.

Will the Leader name one reforming Bill the Government has introduced?

Members must allow the Leader to speak without interruption.

This has placed great pressure on the Attorney General's office in recent years.

Name one piece of reforming legislation?

Naturally there has been a knock-on effect in the drafting of legislation. If there is no Bill ready, I cannot bring it before the House.

There is no shortage of Opposition legislation to debate.

Senators opposite are constantly interrupting and are not prepared to listen when I answer their questions.

The Leader is not answering our questions.

I am trying to answer the questions.

No, the Leader is defending the indefensible.

The Leader, without interruption.

I also remind Members of the considerable volume of legislation that has been initiated in this House.

By the Opposition.

This has given the Seanad a real opportunity to influence debate and legislative provisions, which is more than can be said for previous Governments. I have had every Minister and Minister of State here on numerous occasions to discuss matters which Members have highlighted as being of considerable national importance. Yet, on the majority of those occasions, only a small number of Members have been present in the Chamber to discuss the issues.

On the Government side of the House.

My advice to Members opposite is that people in glasshouses should not throw stones. I will be doing them a favour if I do not expand on that.

We have introduced three Private Members' Bills. How many have Government Members introduced?

Senators opposite could not even summon a quorum during one of the debates last week.

The Government is selling a pig in a poke to the public.

Senator Marc MacSharry must refrain from interrupting the Leader.

The drama festival in Athlone is over; Senator MacSharry should give somebody else a chance to perform.

The Leader should get real. He is playing senior hurling now.