Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 18, Institutes of Technology Bill 2006 — Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 19, Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 1 — Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second and Subsequent Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and Business shall be interrupted not later than midnight; (2) the proceedings on the resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 18 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 20 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Education and Science; (3) the Report and Final Stages of No. 19 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.30 p.m. tonight by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and (4) the Second and Subsequent Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes; the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State 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 and who may share their time, which shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Defence. Private Members' business shall be No. 56, motion re Government Record.

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