Yesterday's debate was a blot on the record of the Seanad. It was curtailed and some outrageous rulings were made. The gracious agreement of the Leader to allow us an opportunity of reading the document was rendered absolutely useless by the refusal of the Cathaoirleach to accept the amendments put down by Senator O'Toole, which arose directly from the reading of that document. He said they should be taken on Report Stage. This has had one clear technical result: the debate has been completely guillotined. People can only speak once on Report Stage. The Seanad has been neutered. What we are supposed to do here is probe the amendments and use them to tease out information. The Cathaoirleach forestalled that with an arbitrary and capricious decision. The reason I say this, before I am reproved, is that the only other interpretation would be that it was partisan and I am not prepared to make that accusation.