Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 19, statements on European Council, Brussels, and No. 18, Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 — Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the proceedings on No. 19 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, shall be confined to the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who will be called upon in that order and who may share time, and 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. It is proposed that (2) the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 19, whichever is later, until 2.30 p.m.

Private Members' business, which shall be No. 27, Cluster Munitions Bill 2008 — Second Stage (resumed), shall conclude at 8.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.

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