I am holding in my hand the schedule of business for the Seanad for the coming days and I have got to say it is one of the most unprofessional documents I have come across in a long time. We have a schedule of business that starts at 3.30 p.m. today, with no times indicated for any of the other debates.

We never do.

Tomorrow, following Commencement matters and the Order of Business, business will start at 12.45 p.m. with no times set out for the rest of the week. On Thursday, we start at 11.30 a.m. after the Order of Business, and we have no idea when any debate will take place. On Friday, we have a 10 a.m. start and there are another four or five items to be debated. That is not acceptable. The Leader will have dealt with the various Ministers and he knows the times they are available. Why can he not publish those times, not only for Members of the Seanad but also for members of the public who want to come in here during debates or watch them on Oireachtas TV? This is unacceptable.

I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business that the Order of Business show the times at which each debate will start for the entire week. I am formally proposing that amendment unless the Leader chooses in his reply to agree to set out timings for the week.

The Senator cannot deal with tomorrow's order today. He may have to just oppose the Order of Business if he does not agree with it. As we know, these times are-----

There are no times indicated.

-----often approximate. In fairness, the Senator is trying to say what should be on the schedule for tomorrow, the day after that and Friday. With respect, he cannot do that-----

On a point of order-----

-----but he can oppose the Order of Business today if he wishes.

-----to help clarify the position for Senator Craughwell, the times he referred to are put in on occasion and on other occasions they are not. As agreed at the meeting of the party Whips and leaders last week, the times were to flow to ensure that when a Bill concludes, the next item of legislation or statements would flow immediately afterwards. Rather than providing for an adjournment or suspending, that is what we agreed to do.

A Leas-Chathaoirleach, this is totally unacceptable.

The Senator should put his proposal.

How can the Dáil set out exactly what is happening every day?

That is why there are-----

This is an effort to rush through everything-----

Maybe the Senator should be the group leader in his group.

The view seems to be that we are in the last week so let us rush the whole lot through and put pressure on everybody. This is outrageous.

That is the reason there are no times indicated. We are not rushing anything.

It is outrageous.

Also, some of the legislation has not concluded in the Dáil. The Senator should talk to the group leaders and his Whip.

Leader-----

I am quite happy to deal with this through the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

The Order of Business has been proposed-----

How dare Senator Craughwell say it is unprofessional.

-----and Senator Craughwell is quite entitled to disagree with it.

I will be opposing the Order of Business if I cannot amend it for today.

I think that is what the Senator should do.