Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed to take No. 42, statements in advance of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 December; No. 40, International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Committee Stage (resumed) and Remaining Stages; and No. 41, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Committee and Remaining Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Private Members’ business; No. 42 shall be taken immediately following the Order of Business and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: 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 on 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 be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes, following which the Dáil will suspend for 60 minutes under Standing Order 23(1); the proceedings on the resumed Committee Stage and Remaining Stages of No. 40 shall be taken today and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 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 Justice and Equality; the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 41 shall be taken today and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 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 Environment, Community and Local Government; and Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 74, the 1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed), shall be taken on the conclusion of No. 41 or at 7.30 p.m. whichever is the later, and shall if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.

Tomorrow’s business after oral questions shall be No. 1 - Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015 - Amendments from the Seanad; and No. 1a - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 - Amendments from the Seanad. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings in relation to No. 1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 12 noon tomorrow and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

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