Dáil debates

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Order of Business

 

11:00 am

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. a11c, motion re sittings and business of the Dáil; No. 11c, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 19, 20 and 22]; No. 11d, motion re referral of Supplementary Estimates [Votes 19, 20 and 22] to select committee; No. 12, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the draft scheme entitled Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011; No. 5, Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed) and and Subsequent Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 5.45 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Oral Questions; the Topical Issue Debate shall be considered on the conclusion of No. 5 or at 3.42 p.m. whichever is the later, and Oral Questions shall take place on the conclusion of the Topical Issue Debate; (2) Nos. a11c, 11c and, subject to the agreement of No. 11c, No. 11d, referral to select committee, shall be decided without debate and any divisions demanded on Nos. 11c and 11d shall be taken forthwith; (3) the proceedings in relation to No. 12 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speeches shall be made by a Minister or Minister of State and by 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; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (4) the resumed Second Stage and Subsequent Stages of No. 5 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.10 p.m.; (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall commence immediately upon the conclusion of Second Stage and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.42 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 Health; (5) in relation to the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Presidency) Bill 2011, the Second Stage of which shall be considered tomorrow, the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of the main spokespersons for the Technical Group, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and of a Minister or Minister of State, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; (iv) a Minister or Minister of State, who may speak twice, shall be called upon not later than 1 p.m. to make a speech which shall not exceed 15 minutes; (v) the main spokesperson for the Technical Group shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes; and (6) the Dáil shall sit on Monday, 5 December, 2011 at 2.30 p.m. and shall adjourn at 4.30 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: Statements on Expenditure shall be taken and the statements of a Minister and of 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, shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case.

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