Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 18a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007; No. 18b, Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — motion to instruct the committee; No. 24, Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 25, Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad] — Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 18c, motion re establishment of commission of investigation into matters relating to and surrounding the death of Mr. Gary Douch; and No. 18d, motion re establishment of commission of investigation into the management, operation and supervision of Leas Cross nursing home.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted at the conclusion of Oral Questions to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; (2) the proceedings on No. 18a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 25 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, who may share their time and which shall not exceed five 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 five minutes; (3) the proceedings on No. 18b 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, 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 five minutes; (4) the Report and Final Stages of No. 24 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. 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 Health and Children; (5) Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 25 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4 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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment; (6) the proceedings on No. 18c 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, 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 five minutes; (7) the proceedings on No. 18d shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 25 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, who may share their time and which shall not exceed five 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 five minutes; and (8) Question Time today shall be taken at the conclusion of No. 18d 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.

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