Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re referral of papers to Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform; No. 13, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union; No. 14, motion re referral to select sub-committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the ratification by Ireland of the Aarhus Convention, the protocol to the Aarhus Convention on pollutant release and transfer registers and the amendment to the Aarhus Convention on genetically modified organisms; No.15, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 25, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); No. 26, statements on European Council, Brussels, to be taken at 12.05 p.m. today; and No. 6, European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 4.33 p.m. today.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn at 10 p.m.; Nos. 12, 13, 14, and 15 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings in relation to No. 26 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; European Communities (Amendment) Bill - Second Stage shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. tonight; Private Members' Business shall be No. 64, motion re building control, and shall also take place immediately after the Order of Business tomorrow and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes on that day.

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