Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the three interim economic partnership agreements, back from committee; No. 25a, statements on the recapitalisation of credit institutions; No. 26, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 27, Gas (Amendment) Bill 2008 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 37, Spent Convictions Bill 2007 — Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 13 shall be decided without debate, the proceedings on No. 25a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time, which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

The Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 27 January 2009.

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