Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 22, statements on the Moriarty report; No. 1, the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006, amendments from the Seanad; No. 23, Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006 — order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 21, the Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second Stage, resumed. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, or the order of the Dáil on Tuesday 13 February 2007 that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; (1) suspension of sitting pursuant to Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 22, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m. and the proceedings on No. 22 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of the Taoiseach 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 statements 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 statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

The proceedings on No. 1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m. today and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children; the Report and Final Stages of No. 23 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 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 Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; and private Member's business which shall be No. 39 Biofuels (Blended Motor Fuels) Bill 2007 — Second Stage (resumed), shall be taken at 7 p.m. tonight, or on the conclusion of No. 23, whichever is the later, and shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 21 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. tonight.

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