Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 6, motion re Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission; No. 7, motion re orders of reference of committee; No. 8, motion re appointment of members to committee; No. a1, Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Amendments from the Seanad; No. 9, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimate [Vote 41] and, subject to the agreement of No. 9, the Supplementary Estimate [Vote 41]; No. 13, Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 13a, statements on road safety, to be taken on the adjournment of Private Members' business.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of No. 13a; Nos. 6, 7 and 8 shall be decided without debate; No. 9 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith, and subject to the agreement of No. 9, the Supplementary Estimate [Vote 41] shall be moved and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m., any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.45 p.m.; the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party who shall be called upon in that order shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes in each case; Members may share time; immediately following the speeches, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 15 minutes; Private Members' business which shall be No. 24, motion re Civil Unions Bill 2006, shall be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 9a, whichever is the later, and shall also take place tomorrow immediately after the Order of Business and be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day; the proceedings on No. 13a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin who shall be called upon in that order, may share time and not exceed 15 minutes in each case; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

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