Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 12, Revised Estimates for Public Services 2005, Votes 1 to 16 and 18 to 40; No. 13, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council decision on the exchange of information and co-operation concerning terrorist offences; No. 14, Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad] — instruction to committee; No. 24, statements on European Council in Brussels; and No. 25, Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m. Items Nos. 12, 13 and 14 shall be decided without debate and, in the case of No. 12, Votes 1 to 16 and 18 to 40 shall be moved together and shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith. The proceedings on No. 24 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and, subject to (ii), 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; (ii) members may share time; and (iii) immediately following the statements, the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes.

Report and Final Stages of No. 25 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 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 Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Private Members' business shall be No. 56, motion re Morris tribunal reports and establishment of commission into policing.

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