Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 3, National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. 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 9 p.m.; the proceedings on Second Stage of No. 3 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches of the Minister for Finance and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 40 minutes in each case, and the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case. The resumed Second Stage shall be taken at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 17 September 2009, and shall commence with speeches by the Taoiseach and the leaders of Fine Gael, the Labour Party, the Green Party and Sinn Féin, or Members nominated in their stead, who shall be called upon in that order, which shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case, and the speaker in possession shall resume thereafter; the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tomorrow and business shall be interrupted not later than 7 p.m. There shall be no Order of Business, Oral Questions shall not be taken and matters may not be raised under the provisions of Standing Orders 21(3) and 32 on that day; Private Members' business, which shall be No. 32, Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2009 - Second Stage, shall be taken tomorrow on the conclusion of the speeches by the Taoiseach and the leaders of Fine Gael, the Labour Party, the Green Party and Sinn Féin on Second Stage of No. 3, and shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours on that day.

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