Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 43, statements on industrial action by public sector unions in relation to public sector pay; and No. 44, statements on farming and the agrifood sector.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 43 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes today and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, 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, and a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 44: the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, the statement of every other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, Members may share time and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

Private Members' business shall be No. 95, motion re flooding

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