Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed to take No. 19, Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed), to adjourn at 3 p.m. today if not previously concluded; and No. 4, Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage, Second and Remaining Stages.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.45 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Oral Questions; the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 4 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: the proceedings on the Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours; the opening speeches 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 and Members may share their time; the speech of each other Member called upon, who may share their time, shall not exceed ten minutes, and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called on to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice and Equality; Topical Issues will be taken on the conclusion of No. 4, and the Order shall resume thereafter with Oral Questions; the Dáil will sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and adjourn not later than 1.30 p.m.; there will be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26 and, accordingly, the business to be transacted shall be as follows: No. 2, Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 Seanad - Second and Remaining Stages, for which the following arrangements shall apply: the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours; the opening speeches 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, and such Members may share their time; the speech of each other Member called upon, who may share their time, shall not exceed ten minutes, and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice and Equality; and the Dáil will sit on Monday, 1 July 2013 at 11 a.m. and adjourn not later than 7 p.m.; there will be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26 and, accordingly, the business to be transacted shall be as follows: No. 19, Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed), to adjourn at 7 p.m. if not previously concluded, and any divisions demanded on that day shall be taken immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 2 July 2013.

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