Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Moving on to the gnóthaí na seachtaine, today's Government business shall be No. 9, motion re PQ rota change, without debate; No. 10, motion re Ireland’s participation in two European Defence Agency projects - referral to committee, without debate; No. 3, Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 15, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, resumed; and No. 16, Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2016], resumed. Item No. 11, motion re Future of Healthcare Committee, without debate, is not proceeding. Private Members' business shall be No. 77, motion re funding for education by the Labour Party.

Tomorrow's Government business shall be No. 17, Pre-European Council Statements; No. 18, National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 15, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded; No. 1, Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 (Seanad) - Second Stage; and No. 16, Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2016], resumed. Private Members' business’ shall be No. 78, motion re services and supports for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday’s Government business shall be No. 16, financial motions by the Minister for Finance [2016] resumed. The Private Members' Bill on Thursday will not proceed as the Bill selected for debate has been withdrawn.

The proposed arrangements for the week's business are as follows, and I refer Members to the report of the business committee of 13 October 2016. In relation to today's business, there are two proposals. It is proposed that the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and shall adjourn at 12 midnight or on the adjournment of No. 16, financial motions by the Minister for Finance [2016] resumed, whichever is the earlier; and that No. 9, motion re parliamentary question rota change, and No. 10, motion re Ireland’s participation in two European Defence Agency projects, shall be taken without debate. For all of this week, the proceedings on the resumed debate on No. 16, financial motions by the Minister for Finance [2016], shall adjourn when there is no further Member offering to contribute.

There are three proposals relating to tomorrow's business. It is proposed that the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m., business shall be interrupted at 10 p.m. to take No. 16, financial motions by the Minister for Finance [2016], resumed, and the Dáil shall adjourn at 12 midnight or on the adjournment of the financial motions, whichever is the earlier; No. 17, pre-European Council statements will commence immediately after Taoiseach's Questions, and shall be followed by questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and shall be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes if not previously concluded. The speech of a Minister or Minister or State and the main spokespersons for the parties or groups, or a member nominated in their stead, shall be ten minutes each and there will be a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time, and; the suspension of the sitting will take place after questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Topical Issues shall take place on the conclusion of the sos and Private Members’ Business shall take place on the conclusion of Topical Issues for two hours.

There are two proposals relating to Thursday’s business. It is proposed that No. 16, financial motions by the Minister for Finance [2016] resumed shall be taken on the conclusion of the weekly divisions and shall adjourn no later than 3.30 p.m. to be followed immediately by Question Time; and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues.

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