Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is proposed to take No. 14, statements on the European Council in Brussels; and No. 15, statements on the Health Service Plan 2012. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings in relation to No. 14 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach 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, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the proceedings in relation to No. 15 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.42 p.m. tomorrow and the following arrangements shall apply: the opening statements 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 shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes and Members may share time.

Private Members' business shall be No. 39, motion re small primary schools (resumed), to conclude at 9 p.m. if not previously concluded.

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