Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 8, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the development of a prison in the District Electoral Division of Kilsallaghan in the County of Fingal. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 8 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: item 16 and any amendments thereto, shall be moved and discussed with item 8 and shall stand adjourned at 7 p.m.; the speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the speeches of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 40, motion re education: class sizes.

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