Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 4, motion re Companies Act 2014, referral to committee; No. 12, post-European Council statements; and No. 13, Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members' business shall be No. 96, motion re mother and baby homes.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 14, statements on the announcement by the commission of investigation confirming human remains on the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home (resumed); the Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 13, Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 15, Mediation Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 24, Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, selected by Independents 4 Change.

Thursday's business shall be the Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Committee and Remaining Stages, resumed if not previously concluded; No. 13, Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 - Report and Final Stages (resumed if not previously concluded); and No. 15, Mediation Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed). Second Stage of No. 26, Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016, will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 16 March 2017 regarding today's business. It is proposed that:

(1) motion re Companies Act 2014 will be taken without debate;

(2) post-European Council statements shall commence immediately after Taoiseach's questions and be followed by questions to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The statements shall be brought to a conclusion after one hour and 45 minutes if not previously concluded and shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, who shall have ten minutes each. A Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes, with a response from the Minister or Minister of State not exceeding five minutes and all Members may share time; and

(3) in the event that the Topical Issue Debate is not concluded before 8 p.m., Private Members' business shall be taken on its conclusion for two hours and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Private Members' business.

Regarding Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to resume statements on the announcement by the commission of investigation confirming human remains on the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home. If the statements conclude before 12 noon, the House shall suspend until 12 noon and Leaders' Questions shall commence then. Statements of Members shall not be more than five minutes each and all Members may share time;

(2) the Order of the Dáil of 8 March 2017, referring the Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 to the Select Committee on Health, be discharged and that the Bill be considered in Committee of the whole Dáil on Wednesday; and

(3) proceedings on the Second Stage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2016 shall be brought to a conclusion after two hours, if not previously concluded.

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