Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re membership of committees; No. 16, statements on European Council, Brussels; and No. 17, Charities Bill 2007 — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 10 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 16 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 and shall be confined to the Taoiseach and to 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. Private Members' business, which shall be No. 45, motion re educational cuts, shall be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 16, whichever is the later, and shall also take place tomorrow after the Order of Business and shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day.

See this speech in context