Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

It is proposed to take No. 14, Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 12, National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed; and No. 15, statements on care for the elderly, to be taken at 1.30 p.m., and the order shall not resume thereafter.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 15 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m., and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, to 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 that shall not exceed five minutes.

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