Dáil debates

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Order of Business

 

10:50 am

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed to take No. 11a - Membership of Committees; No. 19 - Statements on the European Council, Brussels; No. 20 - Credit Union Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 18 - Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) in the event that a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 37 – Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012 – Second Stage (resumed), the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and Standing Order 121(3) shall not apply and Private Members’ business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; (2) No. 11a shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. 19 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach and by the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and may share time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply, which shall not exceed five minutes; (4) the Report and Final Stages of No. 20 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m. tonight by one question, which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance.

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