Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates 2011; No. 4, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed); the Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages, subject to completion in the Seanad, to be included on a supplementary Order Paper and to be taken at 3.45 p.m.; and No. 14. - Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011, Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; (2) No. 8 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (3) the proceedings in relation to the resumed Second Stage of No. 4. shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m.; (4) subject to completion in the Seanad, Second and Remaining Stages of the Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] shall be taken at 3.45 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.50 p.m.; the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fail, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, the speech of each other Member called upon 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; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 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 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; (5) Private Members' business shall be No. 24, motion re hospital services (resumed), shall take place at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of Second and Remaining Stages of the Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad], whichever is the later, and shall conclude after 90 minutes; and (6) the Report and Final Stages of No. 14 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon 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.

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