John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

On Friday, 16 January 2009, the Taoiseach requested me by letter under Standing Order 24 to summon Dáil Éireann to meet today, 20 January 2009, at 1.30 p.m. to consider legislation to enable Anglo Irish Bank to be taken into public ownership. The business of today's special sitting is confined to the subject matter set out in the summons and arrangements relating thereto.

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