Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions, and No.10a, motion of confidence. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 16, motion re cancer services. This shall be taken for 90 minutes on the conclusion of No. 10a and shall also take place tomorrow immediately after the Order of Business and shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes. No. 10 shall be decided without debate and, subject to the agreement of No. 10, the deadline for receipt of Priority and Oral Questions to the Minister for Education and Science shall be 11 a.m. on Thursday, 27 September 2007. The proceedings on No. 10a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches of the Taoiseach and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; the speech 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 speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes.

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