Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is Senator Norris's opinion. I am not getting into that.

Senator Quinn and Senator Zappone have brought forward a very good reform Bill in this House. Other Senators, including Senator Norris, introduced through the Leas-Chathaoirleach a very detailed document on proposals for Seanad and Oireachtas reform. It is not just the Seanad that needs reform; it is the Oireachtas, the committee system, the whip system and the various issues we have discussed at length in this House. What is the point in having the Government Information Service, through the Taoiseach, issue a press statement over the weekend and have it in the Sunday papers, telling everyone that this group will report to the Taoiseach by March? He promised us at the meeting the Leader attended that we would be consulted widely in this regard and that the Taoiseach was going to move forward on reform. By reform I do not mean changing the sitting times. We certainly need to work around how we can do things better, but I am talking about fundamental reform. To return to the question, was the Leader of the House, the Cathaoirleach or the leader of any other group in the House consulted about the establishment of this committee? The Taoiseach came in in 2011 with this idea of democratic revolution, saying he was going to reform the devil and all. He has reformed nothing. Is this a chance, prior to the next election, to say he is doing something about Seanad reform when he patently is not?