Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 21, statements following the informal meeting of the European Council of 11 February, 2010; No. 22, Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 24, Road Traffic Bill 2009 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings in regard to No. 21 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 50 minutes 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, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes. Private Members' Business is No. 76 – Motion re: Unemployment (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m. tonight, if not previously concluded.

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