Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 10, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the reports by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2007 and 2008; No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) Order 2009 (back from committee); No. 12, Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 19, 20, 22, 27, 30, 31, 34, 37, 40 and 41] (back from committee); No. 13, Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services) Bill 2009 - motion to instruct the committee; and No. 41, Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services) Bill 2009 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; Nos. 9, 10 and 11 shall be decided without debate; Supplementary Estimates [Votes 19, 20, 22, 27, 30, 31, 34, 37, 40 and 41] shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith, and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches 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 ten minutes in each case, the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes in each case, Members may share time and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the proceedings on No. 13 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech 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 ten minutes in each case, the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes in each case, Members may share time and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

Private Members' business, which shall be No. 60, Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009 – Second Stage, shall also take place tomorrow at noon and the proceedings on the Second Stage thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day.

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