Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 7, motion re PQ rota swap between the Department of Defence and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, without debate; No. 8, Further Revised Estimates, back from committee, without debate; No. 14, Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 – Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad] – Second Stage.

Private Members' business shall be Item 26, Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014 - Second Stage, introduced by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's Government business shall be No. 8a, motion re appointments (3) to GSOC, without debate; No. 15, Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad] – Second Stage, resumed; and No. 1, Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad] – Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 79, motion re pension equality and fairness introduced by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's Government business shall be No. 9, Supplementary Estimates, back from committee, without debate; No. 15, Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad] – Second Stage, resumed if not previously concluded; and No. 16, statements re climate action and low carbon development. Second Stage of No. 27, Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016 will be debated in the evening slot.

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

(1) the motions re parliamentary questions rota swap and further Revised Estimates, back from committee, shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately. The further Revised Estimates shall be moved together and decided by one question.

(2) In the event a division is under way at 8 p.m., Private Members' business shall commence immediately on the conclusion of the division and the proceedings on Second Stage of the Bill shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, after a period of two hours. The Dáil shall adjourn immediately on the conclusion of Private Members' business.

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that the motion re appointments (3) to GSOC shall be taken without debate.

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

(1) The Supplementary Estimates shall be moved together, taken without debate and decided by one question.

(2) For statements on climate change and low carbon development, on the opening round, the speech of a Minister or Minister or State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a member nominated in their stead shall be ten minutes each; there shall be a second round of ten minutes in total for members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to be divided proportionally on a 40-40-20 basis, respectively; there shall be five minutes for all other Members on the subsequent rounds and all Members may share time.

(3) If at 3.30 p.m., the statements have commenced and the opening and second rounds have not concluded, the statements shall continue but shall adjourn following the conclusion of those two rounds and Oral Questions to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation shall then be taken. The Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of the proceedings on Second Stage of the Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016.

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