Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

It is proposed to take No. 17, Finance Bill 2005 — Report Stage, resumed, and Final Stage; and No. 17a— statements on the Report on Certain Issues of Management and Administration in the Department of Health and Children associated with the practice of charges for persons in long-stay care in health board institutions and related matters.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of oral questions to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, which shall be taken for 75 minutes immediately on the conclusion of No. 17a; (2) the proceedings on the resumed Report Stage and Final Stage of No. 17 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in respect of amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; (3) No. 17a shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, adjourn after two hours and 15 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) Members shall be called upon in the following sequence and the statements in each case shall not exceed the times indicated: Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children — 15 minutes; Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment — 15 minutes; Fine Gael — 15 minutes; Labour — 15 minutes; and Technical Group — 15 minutes; (ii) subject to (i), members may share time; and (iii) immediately following the statements, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment shall each take questions for a period not exceeding 30 minutes in each case; and (4) the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 22 March 2005.

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