Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a9, motion re Ryan report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 7 p.m.; the sitting shall be suspended from 1.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. today; the proceedings on No. a9 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of the Taoiseach and of 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 30 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 30 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 ten minutes. The Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 1.30 p.m., there shall be no Order of Business, within the meaning of Standing Order 26, and the business to be transacted shall be No. a9 – motion re Ryan report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (resumed), which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. on that day.

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