Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

It is proposed to take No. 15, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2005; No. 16, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Payment)(Amendment) Regulations 2005; No. 17, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005; No. 19a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Additional Institutions) Order 2005; No. 3, Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004 — amendments from the Seanad; No. 4, Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005 — amendments from the Seanad; No. 4a, Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004 — amendments from the Seanad; No. 30, Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed); and No. 31, Land Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 7.30 p.m. and the sitting shall be suspended from 1 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.; Nos. 15, 16, 17 and 19a shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 3 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; the proceedings on No. 4 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Education and Science; the proceedings on No. 4a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Education and Science; and the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 3.30 p.m. and the business to be transacted shall be announced on the Order of Business in accordance with Standing Order 26 on that day.

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