Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business shall be No. 11, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties of 20 December 1996; No. 12, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2006; and No. 13, motion re Book of Estimates 2007.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 11 and 12 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 13 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tomorrow and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of the Minister for Finance and 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 20 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes. Private Members' Business shall be No. 61, motion re housing.

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