Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. b10, motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions; No. 23, Statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 10, Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009 [Votes 1 to 41] (back from committee); No. 24, Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 25, Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 - Order for Report and Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m. No. b10 shall be decided without debate. The proceedings on No. 23 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be confined to the Taoiseach and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time, and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. The suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m., or on the conclusion of No. 23, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m. The proceedings on No. 10 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, 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. The proceedings on the Report and Final Stages of No. 24 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in respect of amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children. In the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 75 – motion re Childrens Hospital Funding (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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