Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 6, 13, 20, 26, 27, 30 and 35]; No. 11, motion re referral of Supplementary Estimates [Votes 6, 13, 20, 26, 27, 30 and 35] to select committee; No. 12, motion re supplementary statement of expenditure for Houses of the Oireachtas; No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council framework decision on the European evidence warrant for obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters — back from committee; No. 14, motion re membership of committee; No. 26, Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad]; and No. 27, Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad].

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 10 and, subject to the agreement of No. 10, No. 11 — referral to select committee — and Nos. 12, 13 and 14 shall be decided without debate and any divisions demanded on Nos. 10 and 11 shall be taken forthwith; in the event of the motion to adjourn the Dáil pursuant to Standing Order 31 to discuss the Irish Ferries issue being proceeded with, Dáil Éireann shall appoint 5.30 p.m. as the time at which the said motion shall be moved, and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speeches shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and subject to (ii), the speeches shall be confined to the main spokesperson for the Fine Gael Party, a Minister or Minister of State, and to the main spokespersons for 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 speeches, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period of 30 minutes, whereupon the motion "that the Dáil do now adjourn" shall be considered to have lapsed and the order of the day shall resume thereafter; and Private Members' business shall be No. 40, Climate Change Targets Bill 2005 — Second Stage, and the proceedings on Second Stage thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.

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