Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 17, statements on the tsunami disaster in South-East Asia; and No. 18, Disability Bill 2004 — Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that (1) No. 12 shall be decided without debate; (2) the following arrangements shall apply with regard to No. 17: the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and subject to this shall be confined to the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group who shall be called upon in that order and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; Members may share time; the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which will not exceed five minutes; immediately following the statements Members shall observe one minute of silence; Private Members' Business shall be No. 42, motion re Health and Safety Authority: request for an A and E risk assessment and shall take place on 27 January directly after the Order of Business and be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day.

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