Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. 16, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - Second Stage (Resumed); and No. 17, statements on the development of the national disability strategy, to be taken not later than 1 p.m. and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply to No. 17: (i) the opening statements shall be made by a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group who shall be called upon in that order, may share time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) a Minister or a Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; and (iv) Members may share time.

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