Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 6, Finance Bill 2010 - Financial Resolution; No. 7, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2010; No. 18, Finance Bill 2010 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 7a, motion re Broadcasting Act 2009, Levy Order 2010, to be taken not later than 7 p.m. tonight and the order shall not resume thereafter.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' business, which shall be No. 36, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010 – Second Stage, which shall be taken on the conclusion of No. 7a and adjourn after 90 minutes and the proceedings on the Second Stage thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 10 March 2010; Nos. 6 and 7 shall be decided without debate; and the proceedings in relation to No. 7a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the speeches 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, and shall not exceed five minutes in each case; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes.

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