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

Today's business shall be No. 9, motion re Committee on the Future of Healthcare, without debate; No. 14, Courts Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 15, Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members’ business shall be No. 81, motion re flooding introduced by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday’s Government business shall be No. 10, motion re Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016, back from committee; No. 16, Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 17, pre-European Council statements; No. 4, Appropriation Bill 2016 - All Stages, to conclude within 1 hour 40 minutes; No. 14, Courts Bill 2016 - Report and Final Stages, resumed if not previously concluded; No. 15, Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages, resumed if not previously concluded; and No. 18, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 -Second Stage, resumed. Private Members’ business shall be No. 28, Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016, introduced by the Labour Party.

Thursday’s Government business shall be No. 15, Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages, resumed if not previously concluded; No. 18a, Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 10a, motion re presentation and circulation of 2017 Revised Estimates, without debate; No. 10b, motion re changes to Standing Orders, without debate. No. 30, Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage will be debated in the evening slot.

Friday's business shall be No. 19, statements on symphysiotomy, to conclude at 12 noon if not previously concluded; No. 18a, Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages resumed; and No. 18, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, resumed.

I refer Members to the report of the Business Committee dated 8 December 2016. In relation to today's business, there are two proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) The motion re Committee on the Future of Healthcare shall be taken without debate; and

(2) In the event that a division is under way at 8 p.m., Private Members’ business shall commence immediately on the conclusion of the division and proceedings on the motion 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 tomorrow's business, there are seven proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 11.00 a.m.;

(2) With regard to the motion re the horse and greyhound statutory instrument, the speeches of a Minister or Minister or State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall be five minutes each, to conclude within 40 minutes, and all Members may share time;

(3) In the event that a division is under way at 12 noon, Leaders' Questions shall commence immediately on the conclusion of the division;

(4) Pre-European Council statements shall commence immediately after Taoiseach's Questions - and be followed by questions to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs - and shall be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes. The speeches 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, with a five-minute response from the Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time;

(5) The suspension of sitting under Standing Order 25 shall take place after Topical Issues for 30 minutes;

(6) The proceedings on Second Stage of the Appropriation Bill 2016 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes. The speeches 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, with a five-minute response from the Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time. Proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 15 minutes by one question, which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and

(7) Private Members' business shall take place on the conclusion of the sos and the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016 shall be brought to a conclusion after two hours.

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

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. and in the event that a division is under way at 12 noon, Leaders' Questions shall commence immediately on the conclusion of the division

(2) The motions re the presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates and changes to Standing Orders shall be taken without debate;

(3) Question Time shall commence not later than 3.50 p.m. or, in the event that a division is under way, at 3.50 p.m., and questions to the Minister for Justice and Equality shall commence immediately on the conclusion of the division; and

(4) The Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of proceedings on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2016.

With regard to Friday's business, there are three proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit on Friday at 10 a.m. The business to be transacted shall be statements on symphysiotomy; the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016, Report and Final Stages, resumed; and the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016, Second Stage, resumed. The Dáil shall adjourn not later than 4 p.m.;

(2) On the opening round of the statements on symphysiotomy, the speeches 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, with 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, with a five-minute response from the Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time. The statements shall conclude after two hours; and

(3) The Dáil on its rising shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 January 2017.

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