Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 9, Social Welfare Bill 2009 - with financial resolutions Nos. 1 and 2 to be moved together and decided without debate by one question which shall be put from the Chair; No. 10, Social Welfare Bill 2009 - motion to instruct the committee, the proceedings on which, if not previously concluded, to be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements to apply: the speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, in that order, not to exceed 15 minutes and those of other Members not to exceed five minutes, Members may share time and the Minister or Minister's speech in reply not to exceed five minutes; No. 20, Social Welfare Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages, the proceedings on which, if not previously concluded, to be brought to a conclusion at midnight by one question from the Chair and which shall include only those amendments set down or accepted by the Minister for Social and Family Affairs; and No. 11, motion re by-election for Dublin South, to be taken with No. 12, motion re by-election for Dublin Central, at 7 p.m. with the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, to be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question from the Chair, with the following arrangements to apply: speeches to be confined to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party and to a Minister or Minister of State and Members may share time, with speeches not exceeding ten minutes.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m and business shall be interrupted not later than midnight. Private Members' business shall be No. 68, motion re infrastructural stimulus package, which shall be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 11 and No. 12, whichever is the later.

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