Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on definition of parliamentary activities; No. 16, statements on quarterly national household survey, second quarter 2005 and the annual population and migration estimates; No. 15, Land Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 17, Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Report and Final Stages (resumed); and No. 18, Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005 — Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. a11 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 16 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours and five minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) 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 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 43, motion re draft animal remedies regulations 2005 (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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