Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I move:

That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

The following arrangements shall apply with regard to today's sitting: (1) Oral Questions shall not be taken today; (2) Statements on Northern Ireland shall be taken now and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.30 p.m. today, and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements of the Taoiseach 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; (ii) the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; (3) Leaders' Questions shall be taken on the conclusion of the statements on Northern Ireland; and (4) the Order of Business shall be taken at the conclusion of Leaders' Questions.

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