Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a10, Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 – motion to instruct the committee, to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. if not previously concluded; and No. 20, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply in regard to No. a10: 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 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 ten minutes.

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