Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, Criminal Justice Bill 2004 — motion to instruct the committee. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m. The proceedings of No. 10 shall, if not previously concluded, adjourn at 10.30 p.m. and shall resume on the conclusion of the statements on the European Council Brussels summit tomorrow and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m. on that night and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of a Minister or a Minister of State or the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party, the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case and the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case and Members may share time. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 30, Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006 — Second Stage. The proceedings on Second Stage thereon, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 March 2006. Parliamentary questions scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 29 March 2006, on the EU Council meeting in Brussels shall not be disallowed as being anticipatory of the statements on such Council meeting scheduled to be taken on that day, and shall be moved to be taken first as ordinary oral questions to the Taoiseach on that day.

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