Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

It is proposed to take No. 16, revised Estimates for public services 2007, Votes 1 to 41, back from committee; No. 17, motion re Competition Act 2002 (section 18(5) and (6)) Order 2007, back from committee; No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system, back from committee; No. 25, Criminal Justice Bill 2007 — Report and Final Stages (resumed); No. 19, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of memoranda of understanding on the Nordic battle group and operational headquarters, back from committee; and No. 3, Health Bill 2006 — amendments from the Seanad.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of oral questions to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; (2) Nos. 16, 17 and 18 shall be decided without debate and in the case of No. 16, Votes 1 to 41 shall be moved together and shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (3) the following arrangements shall apply to No. 25: (i) the proceedings on the resumed recommital shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; (ii) the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; (4) the proceedings on No. 19 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time, and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (5) the proceedings on No. 3 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4 p.m. and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which will be put by the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children; (6) Question Time shall be taken at 4 p.m. for 75 minutes and, in the event of a private notice question being allowed, it shall be taken after 45 minutes and the order shall not resume thereafter; and (7) the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 April 2007.

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