Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a13, motion re report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on parliamentary standards; No. 1, Inland Fisheries Bill 2009 - amendments from the Seanad; No. 2, Fines Bill 2009 - amendments from the Seanad; No. 20, Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 21, statements on diversification of primary school provision, to be taken not later than 1 p.m, and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. a13 shall be decided without debate; and the proceedings on No. 21 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m. today and the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, the statements of each other member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, Members may share time and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes.

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