Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 28, Statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 29, Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 27, Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the proceedings on No. 28 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) 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, (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (2) the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m., or on the conclusion of No. 28, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m.

Private Members' business shall be No. 75, motion re accountability of Government agencies and companies (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m. tonight, if not previously concluded.

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