Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that:

(1) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings and business of the Dáil today:(a) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members' business;

(b) there shall be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26;

(c) Oral Questions to the Taoiseach and private notice Questions shall not be taken;

(d) matters may not be raised under the provisions of Standing Order 32 (adjournment on specific and important matter of public interest);

(e) the sitting shall now suspend until 2.30 p.m., and the business to be transacted then shall be the motion of confidence in the Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after three hours and the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the speeches of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and of the leaders of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, or persons nominated in their stead, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, and such Members may share their time;

(ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, and such Members may share their time; and

(iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes;

(f) the motion re parliamentary questions rota change shall be taken on the conclusion of the motion of confidence;

(g) Oral Questions to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources shall be taken on the conclusion of the motion re parliamentary questions rota change;

(h) Topical Issues shall be taken on the conclusion of Oral Questions, followed immediately by Leaders' Questions;

(i) Private Members' business, which shall be motion re health service funding, shall be taken on the conclusion of Leaders' Questions and shall adjourn after 90 minutes; and(2) the business to be taken tomorrow after Oral Questions shall be Marriage Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; Public Transport Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed); and Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Second Stage.

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