Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 20, statements on European Council, Brussels; No. a11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of an agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of EU-sourced passenger name records data; No. 19, Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 4, Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008 — Second Stage (Resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 20 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes; the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and shall be confined to the Taoiseach and 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; the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 20, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m.; the proceedings on No. a11 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed ten minutes.

Private Members' business shall be No. 5 – Victims' Rights Bill 2008 – Second Stage (Resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m. if not previously concluded.

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