Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed to take No. a10, motion re presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates 2014; No. 20, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 19 and 20 December; No. 5, Appropriation Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second and Subsequent Stages; No. 19, Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 Seanad - Order for Report Stage and Report and Final Stages; No. a1, Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 Seanad - Second Stage.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) in the event that a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business which shall be No. 42, Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013, the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and Private Members’ business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; (2) No. a10 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (3) No. 20 shall be taken immediately following No. a10 and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group who shall be called upon in that order and may share their time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or a Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the order shall resume thereafter with the Topical Issue debate; (4) No. 5 shall be taken today and Second and Subsequent Stages shall be decided without debate 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 Public Expenditure and Reform; (5) the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of No. 19 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5 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 Social Protection; (6) the proceedings on Second Stage of No. a1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group who shall be called upon in that order and who may share time shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon who may share time shall not exceed ten minutes; (iii) a Minister or a Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (7) the following business shall be taken tomorrow after Question Time: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 Seanad - Second Stage on which the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2 p.m. tomorrow and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group who shall be called upon in that order and may share time shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon who may share time shall not exceed ten minutes; (iii) a Minister or a Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes.

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