Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 6, motion re appointment of the chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission; No. 7, motion re appointment of an ordinary member of the Standards in Public Office Commission; No. 9, statement on European Council, Brussels. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: there shall be no suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1); the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Questions to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, which shall be taken after Private Members' business 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; Nos. 6 and 7 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 9, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and shall be confined to the Taoiseach 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 which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; immediately following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 January 2008.

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