Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. 22, Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed) to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. today, if not previously concluded; No. 23, statements on the update on Ireland's chairmanship-in-office of the OSCE; and No. 21, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 23 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.42 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: the opening statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 5 minutes; on the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Second Stage of which shall be considered tomorrow, the following arrangements shall apply: the opening speech of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Technical Group and of a Minister or Minister of State, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; Members may share time; 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; and the main spokesperson for Fianna Fáil shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes.

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