Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a12, motion re Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Bombing of Kay's Tavern, Dundalk; No. 20, Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 21, Statements on national wage agreement, to be taken following the announcement of matters on the adjournment under Standing Order 21 and the order shall resume thereafter; No. 3, Building Societies (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage, Second and Remaining Stages; No. 1a, Criminal Justice Bill 2004 — amendments from the Seanad; and No. 2, National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002 — amendments from the Seanad.

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) No. a12 shall be decided without debate; (3) the Report and Final Stages of No. 20 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. 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 Transport; (4) the proceedings on No. 21 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.45 p.m. and the statements shall be confined to the Taoiseach and 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 time, which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (5) the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 3 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. 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 11 p.m. 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; (6) the proceedings on No. 1a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes, and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and (7) the proceedings on No. 2 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight, and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Taoiseach.

Private Members' business shall be No. 56, motion re Government Record resumed, to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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