Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 20a, statements on Haulbowline; No. 21, Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 22, Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 23, statements on climate change.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 20a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 40 minutes, and shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons of the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order and may share their time, which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; immediately following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 15 minutes; the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m., or on the conclusion of No. 20a, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m.; the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 21 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.45 p.m. today; the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 23: 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, and the statements 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 statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; and Private Members' business shall be No. 45, motion re fishing industry (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.

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