Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 14, statements on European Council, Brussels and No.10, Criminal Justice Bill 2004 — motion re instruction to committee, resumed, in accordance with the order of the Dáil of 28 March 2006. 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 suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place on the conclusion of No. 14 until 2.30 p.m.; the proceedings on No. 14 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and shall be confined to the Taoiseach and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time, and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case and (ii) immediately following the statements, the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 30, Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed, to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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