Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This refers to business agreed last Thursday. The Business Committee will convene again at 4 p.m. today.

Today’s business shall be No. 9, motion re Parliamentary Questions rota change, without debate; No. 10, motion re report of services by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2015, referral to committee, without debate; No. 16, National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 - Second Stage; and No. 17, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage resumed. Private Members’ Business shall be No. 90, motion re North-South interconnector, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 18, statements on the recent US executive order on immigration; No. 19, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 1, Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage; and No. 17, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage resumed. Private Members’ Business shall be No. 91, motion re no confidence in the Government selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday’s business shall be motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters relating to two disclosures made by members of An Garda Síochána under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014) Order 2017; No. 1, Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage; No. 17, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, resumed; and No. 11, report on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance and the Cost of Insurance Working Group - Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance, January 2017, will be debated in the evening slot.

The proposed arrangements for this week’s business are as follows. In relation to today’s business, there are two proposals. It is proposed that:

(1) motion re Parliamentary Question rota change and motion re report of services by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2015, referral to committee, shall be taken without debate; and

(2) National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 will conclude within 90 minutes; that the speeches confined to a Government proposer and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead shall be ten minutes each; that there shall be a ten-minute response from the Government proposer; and that all Members may share time.

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that the Dáil shall sit at 9.30 a.m. for statements on the recent US Executive Order on Immigration, which shall be brought to a conclusion after two hours and 30 minutes; the statement of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead shall be 15 minutes each; a second round of 30 minutes in total for members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to be divided proportionally on a 40-40-20 basis, respectively; all Members may share time and if the item concludes before 12 noon, the House shall suspend until 12 noon and Leaders’ Questions shall commence at 12 noon.

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

(1) motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters relating to two disclosures made by members of An Garda Síochána under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014) Order 2017 shall be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes; the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead be ten minutes each with a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately; and

(2) report on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance - Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, shall be debated with the Cost of Insurance Working Group - Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance, January 2017 - Department of Finance.

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