Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. 8b, motion re appointment of members to committees, No. 8c, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2010, No. 8d, Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011 – Financial Resolution, No. 10 - Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011 - Committee and Remaining Stages and No. 10a - statements on the fair deal scheme.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of Question Time which shall be taken for 75 minutes on the conclusion of No. 10a, and in the event of a private notice question being allowed, it shall be taken after 45 minutes; and the order shall not resume thereafter; Nos. 8b, 8c and 8d shall be decided without debate; the Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 10 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 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; the proceedings in relation to No. 10a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time and shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and (ii) a Minister or Minister or State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.

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