Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 13, motion re by-election for Dublin South; No. 14, motion re by-election for Waterford; No. 15, motion re by-election for Donegal South-West; and No. 16, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the draft scheme entitled Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 76, motion re economic strategy, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 16, to adjourn after 90 minutes, to resume tomorrow immediately after the Order of Business and to be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day; (2) No. 12 shall be decided without debate; (3) in the event of any of the motions for by-elections being moved, Nos. 13, 14 and 15 shall be moved and debated together and decided separately; the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 28 minutes; and speeches shall be confined to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party, Sinn Féin and to a Minister or Minister of State, who shall be called upon in that order, may share their time and each of whom must not exceed seven minutes; and (4) the proceedings in regard to No. 16 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply — 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 20 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 15 minutes.

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