Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the agreement between the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland concerning mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; No. 11, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 7, 12 and 14]; No. 12, motion re referral of Supplementary Estimates [Votes 7 and 12] to select committee; No. 13, National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009 – Financial Resolution; No. 23, Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 4, European Union 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., that business shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 67, motion re Government charges on business, which shall be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of Supplementary Estimate, Vote 14, whichever is the later; Nos. 2, 10, 11, 13 and, subject to agreement on No. 11, No. 12, referral to committee, shall be decided without debate; that the Supplementary Estimate, Vote 14, shall be moved and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes, that any divisions demanded on Nos. 11 and 12 and the Supplementary Estimate, Vote 14, shall be taken forthwith. The following arrangements shall apply in relation to Supplementary Estimate, Vote 14 - the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael and Labour parties and Sinn Féin who shall be called upon in that order and who may share time which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case. The Minister or Minister of State shall make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

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