Dáil debates

Wednesday, 7 November 2007

Order of Business.

 

11:00 am

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 7, Supplementary Estimate for Public Services — Vote 6, back from committee; No. 11a , statements regarding cancer services and the implementation of the HSE national cancer control programme; No. 12, Charities Bill 2007 — Second Stage (resumed); and No. 1, Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad] Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) No. 7 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (2) the proceedings on No. 11a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case and (ii) immediately following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State, shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and (3) the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m, or on the conclusion of No. 11a, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m. Private Members' business shall be No. 22, motion re Irish emigrants in the USA (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m. if not previously concluded.

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