Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 5, motion re establishment of a Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; No. 11, statements on Brexit, to include No. 6, motion re report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled "Committee Travel to Brussels 7-8 February 2017"; and No. 6a, motion to instruct the committee on the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016. Private Members' business shall be No. 91, motion re Defence Forces, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 11, statements on Brexit, to include No. 6, motion re report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled "Committee Travel to Brussels 7-8 February 2017", resumed, if not previously concluded. Private Members' business shall be No. 92, motion re extension of maternity leave and maternity benefit for mothers of premature babies, selected by the Social Democrats and Green Party group.

Thursday's business shall be No. 19, Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016 - Second Stage; and No. 1, Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Second Stage of No. 20, Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2017, will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 3 April 2017.

In relation to Tuesday's business, it is proposed that:

(1) the Dáil shall sit later than 10.00 p.m.;

(2) motion re establishment of a Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution will be taken without debate;

(3) Statements on Brexit, to include the motion re report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled Committee Travel to Brussels 7-8 February 2017. Statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons of parties or groups or a Member nominated in their stead shall not exceed ten minutes each. After the opening round the statements shall adjourn until Wednesday when statements of all other Members shall not exceed ten minutes each and all Members may share time. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to reply for a period not exceeding ten minutes;

(4) motion to instruct the committee on the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 shall conclude within 60 minutes. Speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons, or a member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed 7.5 minutes each and each division demanded thereon will be taken immediately; and

(5) Private Members' business shall take place on the conclusion of the motion to instruct the committee for two hours.

In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that the order of the Dáil of 6 July, 2016, that Second Stage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016 be taken in Private Members' time, be discharged and that Second Stage of the Bill be taken in Government time. Second Stage of the Bill shall conclude within two hours, and the speech of a Government proposer or a Member nominated in his or her stead shall not exceed ten minutes. Speeches of all other Members shall not exceed ten minutes each and all members may share time. A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to reply for a period not exceeding ten minutes.

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