Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

It is proposed to take No. 15, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30, 32, 35 and 37]; No. 16, motion re referral of Supplementary Estimates [Votes 1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30, 32, 35 and 37] to select committee; No. 25, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 26, Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 27, National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006 — Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 28, statements on the implications for governance, accountability, discipline and training within the Garda Síochána arising from the findings and conclusions of a number of reports and the actions taken by the Government in response to these matters of serious public concern, to be taken at 3.45 p.m., and the order shall not resume thereafter.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 15, and subject to the agreement of No. 15, No. 16, referral to select committee, shall be decided without debate and any divisions demanded on Nos. 15 and 16 shall be taken forthwith; the proceedings on the resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 25 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes today by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 28 — the statements 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 30 minutes in each case; the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Private Members' business shall be No. 40, Noise Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed, to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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