Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 22, Budget Statement and the financial motions by the Minister for Finance, at 3.45 p.m. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and the motion for the general financial resolution shall be moved not later than 12 midnight whereupon business shall then be interrupted and the Dáil shall adjourn forthwith; following the Budget Statement of the Minister for Finance, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the proceedings on No. 22: the statements of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin shall not exceed 45 minutes; following the statements the sitting shall be suspended for 30 minutes; Private Members' business this week, which shall be No. 49 — motion re farm waste management scheme, shall be taken on Thursday, 16 October 2008, after the Order of Business and shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours on that day, if not previously concluded; all divisions demanded on No. 22 shall be taken manually; and there shall be no Order of Business, that is, within the meaning of Standing Order 26, tomorrow and the business to be transacted shall be No. 22, financial motions by the Minister for Finance, motion No. 15 resumed, and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of the Taoiseach and of the main spokespersons, or a member nominated in his or her stead for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 40 minutes in each case and the speech of each other Member called upon, who may share time, shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case.

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