Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. a16, statements on the eurogroup Finance Ministers' meeting of Sunday 21 November, 2010, which is on the Supplementary Order Paper. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. a16 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the statement 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 statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions at 6.35 p.m. for a period not exceeding 20 minutes; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' Business shall be No. 78, motion re corporation tax rate.

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