Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 5, Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009, Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages; and No. a 10, Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 – Financial Resolution, which is on the Supplementary Order Paper. It is proposed, notwithstanding Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; and No. a 10 shall be moved immediately on the conclusion of Second Stage of No. 5 and shall be decided without debate. The following arrangements shall apply on No. 5. - the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 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. In the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 75 - motion re children's hospital funding, Standing Order 117(3) shall not apply and Private Members' business shall be adjourned after 90 minutes tonight. Parliamentary questions next for answer by the Taoiseach on EU matters shall be taken on the same day as the statements on the EU Council meeting in Brussels, scheduled to be taken on Wednesday, 24 June 2009, and shall be moved to be taken first as ordinary oral questions to the Taoiseach on that day.

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