Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 2, Statute Law Revision Bill 2007 [Seanad] — Second Stage; No. 22, Carbon Fund Bill 2006 — Second Stage (resumed), in accordance with the Order of the Dáil of 14 December 2006; and No. 3, Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad] — Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m.; (2) the proceedings on Second Stage of No. 2 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today; the speeches of a Minister or Minister of State 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 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; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (3) the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 22 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m.; (4) the proceedings on the Second Stage of No. 3 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m.; and Private Members' business shall be No. 64, motion re domestic violence (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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