Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the accession by Ireland to the terms of the agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, back from committee; Nos. 14 to 27, motions re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of taxation agreements, back from committee; No. 27a, motion re re-appointment of the Ombudsman for Children; No. 27b, motion re appointment of ordinary member to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission; No. 6, Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Order for Second Stage, Second and Remaining Stages; No. 40, Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 41, Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services) Bill 2009 - Report and Final Stages (resumed); and No. 1, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second and Remaining Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of Question Time today, which shall be taken for 75 minutes at 4.30 p.m., and in the event of a Private Notice Question being allowed, it shall be taken after 45 minutes, and the order shall not resume thereafter; (2) Nos. 13, 14 to 27, inclusive, 27a and 27b shall be decided without debate, and in the case of Nos. 14 to 27 shall be moved together and decided by one question, which shall be put from the Chair; (3) the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 6 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1 p.m. today; the opening speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, the speech of each 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 speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.45 p.m. today by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; (4) the Report and Final Stages of No. 40 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. today by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; (5) the resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 41 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3 p.m. today by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; (6) the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.05 p.m. today; the opening speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case, the speech of each 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 speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.30 p.m. today by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; and (7) the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 19 January 2010.

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