Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business shall be No. 10, motion re European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006; No. 11, proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council framework decision on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the member states of the European Union, back from committee; No. 20, Institutes of Technology Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed; and No. 21, Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second Stage, resumed.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 10 shall be decided without debate; and the proceedings on No. 11 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, Labour Party and Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, may share time and which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 32, Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006 — 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, 31 May 2006.

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