Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I move:

That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, oral questions to Members of the Government shall conclude at 4 p.m. today; the proceedings on No. a17, on a Supplementary Order paper — statements on expenditure control and economic strategy — shall commence at 4 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.40 p.m. today, and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements, which shall be confined to the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, which shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; No. 3, Leaders' Questions shall be taken on the conclusion of No. a17; and No. 4, the Order of Business, shall be taken on the conclusion of Leaders' Questions.

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