Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]; No. 19, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 9, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad], motion to instruct the committee; and No. 20, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [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 business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; No. 8 shall be decided without debate; the Report and Final Stages of No. 19 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in respect of amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government; and the proceedings on No. 9 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply. The speeches 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 15 minutes in each case; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 3, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011 – Order for Second Stage, Standing Order 121(3) shall not apply, the proceedings on the Second Stage shall adjourn after 90 minutes tonight and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 July 2011.

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