Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 16, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages resumed; and No. 5, Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' Business shall be No. 26, Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 16, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Report and Final Stages, resumed if not previously concluded; No. 5, Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 - Second Stage resumed; and No. 6, Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' Business shall be No. 27, Media Ownership Bill 2017 selected by the Social Democrats-Green Party Group.

Thursday's business shall be No. 17, statements on the recent US executive order on immigration; No. 10, motion re psychoactive drugs back from Committee, without debate; and No. 28, National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 - Second Stage. Second Stage of No. 29, Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the first revised report of the Business Committee dated 2 February 2017. In respect of today's business, it is proposed that Second Stage of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at 10.00 p.m.

In respect of Wednesday's business, it is proposed that Second Stage of the Media Ownership Bill 2017 shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, after two hours.

In respect of Thursday's business, there are five proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 9.30 a.m. to take statements on the recent US executive order on immigration, which shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours. The speech of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead shall be not more than 15 minutes each. A second round of 60 minutes in total for members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin is to be divided proportionally on a 40:40:20 basis, respectively, and all Members may share time. If the statements conclude before 12.30 p.m., the House shall suspend until 12.30 p.m. and Leaders' Questions shall commence at 12.30 p.m.;

(2) The Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of proceedings on the Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017;

(3) The motion re psychoactive drugs, back from Committee, shall be taken without debate;

(4) The Order of the Dáil of 31 January 2017 that Second Stage of the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 be taken in Private Members' time, shall be discharged and Second Stage of the Bill shall be taken today in Government time and shall be brought to a conclusion after 130 minutes. The speech of a Government proposer and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed 15 minutes each. There shall be a ten-minute response from the Government proposer and all Members may share time; and

(5) Questions to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation shall take place at 4.10 p.m. or on the conclusion of the proceedings on the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017, whichever is the earlier.

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