Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 11, Supplementary Estimates for Public Services, Votes 6, 13, 20, 26, 27, 30 and 35, which are back from committee; No. a19, statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to information now in the public domain reflecting on the probity and past conduct and fitness to hold office of the chief executive of the Centre for Public Inquiry; and No. 3, the Social Welfare Bill 2005 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.

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 10.30 p.m.; No. 11 shall be decided without debate and that Supplementary Estimates for Public Services Votes shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; the proceedings on No. a19 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply. Subject to Members sharing time, the statements shall be confined to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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 five minutes in each case. Members may share time. Immediately following the opening statements, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

Private Members' business shall be No. 30 — Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2005, Second Stage, and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply. Subject to members sharing time, the speeches shall be confined to the following members who shall be called upon in the following sequence and which shall not indicate the times indicated in each case: Labour, 20 minutes; the Government 30 minutes; Fine Gael, 15 minutes; Technical Group, 15 minutes; and the Labour Party, ten minutes. Members may share time. There shall be no Private Members' business tomorrow night and in the event of the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2005 passing Second Stage, it shall be referred to a committee of the whole Dáil and the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages thereon shall take place tomorrow at 7 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on that night by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, with regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

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