Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Today’s business shall be a motion on Standing Order changes re: establishment of a petitions committee, allocation of Ombudsman functions to sectoral committees and technical Standing Order amendment re: Chair of the working group of committee Chairs, without debate.

Government business shall be No. 13, Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016, Order for Report, Report and Final Stages, and the Private Members’ business shall be No. 73, a motion re: regulation of charities by the Social Democrats-Green Party group.

Tomorrow, Government business shall be No. 13, Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016, Order for Report, Report and Final Stages, resumed, if not previously concluded; No. 14, Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016, Order for Report, Report and Final Stages, and No. 12a, motion re: citizens' assembly. Private Members’ business shall be No. 23, the Au Pair Placement Bill 2016 by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday’s Government business shall be No. 14, Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016, Order for Report, Report and Final Stages, resumed, if not previously concluded; No. 12a, a motion re: citizens' assembly, and No. 6, Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2016, Order for Second Stage, Second and Remaining Stages. No. 16, the report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness will resume in the evening slot.

Friday’s Government business shall be No. 17, Committee and Remaining Stages of the Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016, and No. 1, Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad] Second Stage.

In relation to today’s business there are two proposals:

(1) No. 12, the motion re: Standing Order changes shall be taken without debate and any division demanded on the motion will be taken immediately; and

(2) There shall be no oral Questions to the Taoiseach today so oral Questions to the Minister for Health will take place immediately after the Order of Business.

In relation to tomorrow’s business, there are two proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) No. 23, the Au Pair Placement Bill 2016, shall be brought to a conclusion (if not previously concluded) after two hours;

(2) No. 12a, motion re: citizens' assembly, shall conclude within 45 minutes, if not previously concluded, and the Minister and the main spokespersons will have five minutes each, there will be a five minute response from the Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time.Any division demanded shall be taken immediately.

In relation to Thursday’s business, there are five proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) the Dáil shall sit late and adjourn after the resumed debate on No. 16, report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness;

(2) No. 14, Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016, if not previously concluded, shall be taken immediately after voting time;

(3) No. 12a, motion re citizens assembly, shall be taken immediately after No. 14, Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016, if not previously concluded, or, if it has previously concluded, immediately after voting time;

(4) Second Stage of No. 6, Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2015, shall be taken immediately after the conclusion of No. 12a, motion re citizens assembly, or, after voting time, if the debate on the motion has previously concluded, to conclude within two hours, if not previously concluded, with the Minister or the Minister of State and the main spokespersons having ten minutes each, all other Members having five minutes and a five-minute response from the Minister or the Minister of State and all Members being able to share time; Committee and Remaining Stages to be brought to a conclusion within one hour by one question which shall be put from the Chair which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government; and

(5) Question Time shall take place at 5.30 p.m. or at the conclusion of No. 6, Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015, whichever is earlier.

In relation to Friday’s business, there are 3 proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) the Dáil shall sit at 10.30 a.m. and adjourn not later than 7 p.m.;

(2) Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 17, Commission of Investigations (IBRC) Bill 2016 shall be taken; and

(3) Second Stage of No. 1, Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016, shall be taken immediately after the conclusion of No. 17, Commission of Investigations (IBRC) Bill 2016, with the Minister or the Minister of State and the main spokespersons having 15 minutes each, all other Members having ten minutes and a ten-minute response from the Minister or the Minister of State and all Members being able to share time. Any division demanded shall be taken immediately.

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