Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 11, motion re orders of reference of committee; No. 11a, motion re establishment of Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security; No. 11b, motion re establishment of Joint Administration Committee; No. 11c, motion re appointment of members to committees; No. 11d, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) and Fisheries (Miscellaneous Commercial Licences) (Alteration of Duties) Orders 2007; No. 2, Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007 — Second and Remaining Stages (resumed); and No.17, statements on Transport 21.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) Nos. 10a, 11, 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d shall be decided without debate; (2) the resumed Second Stage and Remaining Stages of No. 2 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.30 p.m.; the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. 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; (3) the following arrangements shall apply in regard to No. 17: (i) the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; and (4) Private Members' business shall be No. 27, motion re proposed child care subvention scheme (resumed) to conclude at 8.30 p.m.

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