Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 13a, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2005, the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and the Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005; No. 13b, motion re membership of committee; No. 14, motion re Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998; No. 23, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages, to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. today, if not previously concluded; and No. 2, Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 13a and 13b shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 14 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 70 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply, the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case and Members may share time. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes.

The Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 2.30 p.m. There shall be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26 and the taking of any divisions shall be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 21 June 2005 and, accordingly, the following business shall be transacted: No. 24, statements on the Morris tribunal. The statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. on that day and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case. The statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and Members may share time. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Parliamentary questions on Tuesday next, 21 June 2005, on the EU Council Meeting in Brussels shall not be disallowed as being anticipatory of statements on such Council meeting scheduled to be taken on that day, and shall be moved to be taken first as ordinary oral questions to the Taoiseach on Tuesday next.

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