Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. 17, Revised Estimates for Public Services 2011, Votes 1 to 6, back from committee; No. 4, Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 13 - motion re statement for information of voters in relation to the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012; and No. 34, Burial and Cremation Regulation Bill 2011 - Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of 22 March, that: (1) No. 17 shall be decided without debate - Votes 1 to 6 shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (2) in regard to No. 4, the proceedings on Second Stage (resumed) shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 12.30 p.m. and that the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 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 Foreign Affairs and Trade; (3) No. 13 shall be taken immediately at the conclusion of No. 4 and decided without debate; (4) No. 34 shall be taken at the conclusion of No. 13, that the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of Deputy Tommy Broughan and the contributions of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein, the Technical Group and 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 more than two hours and 30 minutes from the commencement of the proceedings to make a speech which shall not exceed 15 minutes; (v) Deputy Tommy Broughan shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes; and (vi) if a division is demanded on the Bill, it shall be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 24 April, in accordance with Standing Order 117A; and (5) for the purposes of Standing Order 117A, the first Friday of the month in May shall be Friday, 11 May, the time and date by which notice of a Bill in connection with that sitting will be received by the Clerk shall be 11 a.m. on Friday, 27 April, and related Standing Orders shall apply accordingly.

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