Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 4, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme; No. 5, motion re Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010; No. a13 on a supplementary Order Paper, statements on the financial stability development in Ireland and elsewhere; No. 13, Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010 - Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 14, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008 - Order for Report and Report and Final Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 4 and 5 shall be decided without debate and the proceedings on No. a13 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 40 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 and who may share time, which shall not exceed ten minutes in each case. Private Members' business shall be No. 77, motion re nursing home care. Are the proposals for dealing with Nos. 4 and 5 agreed? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. a13 agreed to? Agreed.

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