Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

It is proposed to take No. a18, motion re membership of committees; No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union, back from committee; No. 19, motion re 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, back from committee; No. 27, European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 26, Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 29, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); No. 30, Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 30a, statement by Deputy Mick Wallace on tax issues.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 5.45 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 30a; (2) Nos. a18, 18 and 19 shall be decided without debate; and (3) the statement of Deputy Mick Wallace shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 15 minutes.

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