Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 14, motion re report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on parliamentary standards; No. 14a, motion re technical amendments to Standing Orders; No. 14b, motion re withdrawal of Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008; No. 14c, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 14d, motion re orders of reference and records of committees; No. 17, statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 2, Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 [Seanad], Second and Remaining Stages; No. 3, Road Traffic Bill 2009, amendments from the Seanad; and No. 18, statements on cystic fibrosis.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of No. 18; (2) Nos. 14, 14a, 14b, 14c and 14d shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. 17 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be confined to the Taoiseach 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 which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (4) the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m., or on the conclusion of No. 17, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m.; (5) the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 2 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 6.30 p.m. tonight; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tonight by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in respect of amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children; (6) Private Members' Business, which shall be No. 75, motion re economic issues (resumed), shall be taken at 7 p.m. tonight, or on the conclusion of No. 2, whichever is the later, and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; (7) the proceedings on No. 3 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. tonight and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in respect of amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Transport; (8) the proceedings in respect of No. 18 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party, Sinn Féin and Independent Deputy Finian McGrath, who shall be called upon in that order, and shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (ii) members may share time; (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

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