Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a7, motion re referral of Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010 to the Standing Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills; No. b7, motion re referral to joint committee of macroeconomic policy lessons as set out in the report by Klaus Regling and Max Watson entitled A Preliminary Report on The Sources of Ireland's Banking Crisis; No. 16, statements on European Council, Brussels; and No. 3, Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. a7 and b7 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 16 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: 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; a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 16, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m. Private Members' business shall be No. 74, motion re resourcing of Garda Síochána and Director of Corporate Enforcement (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m. tonight, if not previously concluded.

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