Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 21, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2004; No. 22, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2005; No. 6, the Social Welfare Bill 2006 — Second and Subsequent Stages, resumed; No. 33, Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 7, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage, and Second and Subsequent Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 11 p.m., Nos. 21 and 22 shall be decided without debate and in the case of No. 6 the proceedings of the resumed Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today, the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall be brought to a conclusion at 6.30 p.m. 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 Social and Family Affairs; the Report and Final Stage of No. 33 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9 p.m. tonight 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 Justice, Equality and Law Reform; the Second and Subsequent Stages of No. 7 shall be taken today, and the proceedings on the Second Stage, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to conclusion after 90 minutes, the speeches of a Minister or Minister for 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, 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 five minutes; the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. tonight 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 Finance. Private Members' business shall be No. 76, motion re public transport system in Dublin, resumed, to conclude at 8.30 p.m. tonight.

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