Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No a12a, motion re establishment of joint committee on child protection; No. a12b, motion re membership of committee; No. 12, motion re Standing Order 121; No. 13, proposals for legislation on broadcasting — instruction to joint committee; No. 14, Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 40] — back from committee; and No. 14a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the disposal of shares in Aer Lingus Group plc by the Minister for Finance in accordance with section 3(2) of the Aer Lingus Act 2004.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of oral questions to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, which shall be taken for 75 minutes immediately on the conclusion of No. 14a; (2) Nos. a12a, a12b, 12 and 13 shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. 14 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith, and the following arrangements shall apply: 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 time, and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (4) the proceedings on No. 14a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) members may share time; (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (5) the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 27 September 2006.

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