Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion regarding the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, referred to as Protocol V, of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects; No. 11, motion regarding the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the sectoral plans in accordance with section 31(6) of the Disability Act 2005; and No. 3, the Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 10 should be decided without debate and the following arrangements shall apply in respect of No. 11 — if not previously concluded, proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and speeches shall be confined to Ministers or Ministers of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share time, and will not exceed 15 minutes, with a Minister or Minister of State called upon to reply in a statement not exceeding five minutes.

Private Members' business shall be No. 27, Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 — Second Stage. If not previously concluded, proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 October 2006.

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