Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998; No. 4, Financial Services (Deposit Guarantee Scheme) Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages; and No. 24, Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad] - Report Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; (2) the proceedings on No. 10 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply - the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time, and which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (3) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 4 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 p.m. tonight by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; and (4) if a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 73, motion re unemployment levels (resumed), Standing Order 117(3) shall not apply and Private Members' business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.

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