Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 9, motion re Stardust fire tragedy; and No. 10, motion re by-election for Dublin South, to be taken at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 9, whichever is the later. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 51, motion re energy prices, to be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 10, whichever is the later; No. 8 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 9 shall be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply — the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the proceedings on No. 10 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes tonight and the speeches shall be confined to the main spokespersons for the Labour Party and the Fine Gael Party and to a Minister or Minister of State, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time and which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case.

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