Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a15, statements on delivering sustainable economic renewal and securing our public finances; and No. 9, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2009, to be taken at 6.40 p.m. tonight and the order shall not resume thereafter.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the proceedings on No. a15 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m. tomorrow and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of the Taoiseach 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 20 minutes in each case; the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and the Minister for Finance shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 20 minutes; (2) the proceedings on No. 9 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 20 minutes tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time, and which shall not exceed five minutes in each case; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (3) Private Members' business, which shall be No. 48, motion re Child Protection (resumed), shall be taken at 7 p.m. tonight or on the conclusion of No. 9, whichever is the later, and brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.

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