Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 18, motion re Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998; No. 1, Medical Practitioners Bill 2007, amendments from the Seanad; and No. 23, Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

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 11 p.m. and the suspension of sitting pursuant to Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m, or at the conclusion of No. 18, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m.; (2) the proceedings on No. 18 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 70 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; and (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; (3) the proceedings on No. 1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 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; and (4) 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 11 p.m. tonight 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 Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Private Members' business, the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007 — Second Stage (resumed), shall conclude at 8.30 p.m. tonight, if not previously concluded.

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