Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed that statements on industrial action by public service unions over public service pay will be taken now for 80 minutes and on their conclusion at 6.40 p.m. statements on flooding will take place. Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the House will sit until 9.10 p.m. tonight. The arrangements for speakers will be that the three opening speakers will have ten minutes each, with ten minutes for each other Member called and Members may share time. At the end of the statements, there will be 30 minutes of questions and answers.

By way of advice, the Whips will not be co-ordinating speakers so those who wish to speak will need to be in the Chamber and called upon at the discretion of the Chair.

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