Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 7, motion re sittings and Business of the Dáil; No. 7a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions, on a supplementary Order Paper; No. 7b, motion re council regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, on a supplementary Order Paper; No. 7c, motion of confidence, on a supplementary Order Paper.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that Nos. 7, 7a and 7b shall be decided without debate and the proceedings in respect of No. 7c shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. The following arrangements shall apply: the speech of the Taoiseach and the leaders of the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, or a Member nominated in his stead, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; the speech of each other member called upon shall not exceed 20 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 20 minutes.

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