Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The arrangements for the business schedule for Tuesday to Thursday, 21 to 23 February 2017, as agreed by the Business Committee on 16 February, are as follows. Today's business shall be No. 14, National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 - Second Stage; No. 15, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 16, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 24, Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 15, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 1, Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Second Stage; No. 16, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 5, Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members’ business shall be Second Stage of No. 25, Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 16, Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 5, Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Second Stage of No. 26, Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016, will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the report of the Business Committee dated 16 February 2017. In relation to today's business, it is proposed that the arrangements agreed last week in relation to the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017 will apply today; and the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017 shall be brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m., if not previously concluded.

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that proceedings on Second Stage of the Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016 shall be brought to a conclusion after two hours, if not previously concluded.

See this speech in context