Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business shall be No. 13, proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 (Establishment Day) Order 2006; No. 14, referral to joint committee of the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Regulations 2006; No. 15, the Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2006; No. 25, the Industrial Development Bill 2006 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 1, the Patents (Amendment) Bill, amendments from the Seanad; No. 26, the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 2, the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second and Subsequent Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight. Business shall be interrupted not later than 11 p.m. Nos. 13, 14 and 15 shall be decided without debate. The Report and Final Stages of No. 25 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question to be put from the Chair which shall, relating to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Proceedings on No. 1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.30 p.m. Any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question to be put from the Chair. We shall, in regard to amendments, include only those amendments set down or accepted by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question that will be put from the Chair who shall, in regard to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; the proceedings on the resumed Report Stage and Final Stage of the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair who shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children; Second and Subsequent Stages of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply, the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes, the speech of the Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, to be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 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 the Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes, the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. by one question that will be put from the Chair and shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Private Members' business shall be No. 68, motion re An Post, which shall also take place tomorrow at 12 noon and proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day.

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