Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 9c, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support to Ireland; No. a5, Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 - Order for Second Stage and Second and Subsequent Stages; and No. 40, Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and that business shall be interrupted not later than 11 p.m., the proceedings on No. 9c shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours in respect of which 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 Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and the Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed ten minutes. The suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 9c, whichever is the later, until 2.30 p.m. Question Time today shall be taken on the conclusion of No. 9c or at 2.30 p.m., whichever is the later and shall be brought to a conclusion after 75 minutes. The Second and Subsequent Stages of No. a5 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply - the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m; the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member 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 five minutes. The proceedings of Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for the taking of Private Members' business, which shall be No. 104, motion re proposal to reduce national minimum wage (resumed), Standing Order 117(3) shall not apply and Private Members' business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; Report and Final Stages of No. 40 shall be taken tonight and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. by one question, which shall be from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

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