Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

2:45 pm

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Seo tairiscint an gCoiste Gnó maidir le gnó na seachtaine seo.

Tuesday’s business shall be No. 4, motion re Committee on the Future of Healthcare to extend its deadline to report back to the Dáil; No. a9, statements on water; and No. 9, statements on Brexit, to include No. 10, motion re report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled Committee Travel to Brussels 7-8 February 2017 (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 98, motion re reform of An Garda Síochána selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 10a, statements on the report of the Fennelly commission, and No. 9, statements on Brexit, to include No. 10, motion re report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled "Committee Travel to Brussels 7-8 February 2017", resumed. Private Members’ business shall be No. 99, motion re the Garda Commissioner, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 1, Inland Fisheries Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, and No. 11, Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage, resumed. Second Stage of No. 21, Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016, will be debated in the evening slot.

With regard to the proposed arrangements for this week's business, I refer Members to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 11 April 2017.

As regards today's business, it is proposed that: the motion re the Committee on the Future of Healthcare to extend its deadline to report back to the Dáil will be taken without debate; the statements on water shall conclude within 80 minutes, with the statements confined to an opening round from a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties and groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed ten minutes each and all Members may share time.

Regarding Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that the statements on the report of the Fennelly commission shall conclude within 90 minutes, with statements confined to the opening round and a single second round. On the opening round, statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties and groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each. The second round of ten minutes in total shall be confined to members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to be divided proportionally on a 40-40-20 basis, respectively, and all Members may share time.

In the context of Thursday’s business, it is proposed that the Dáil on its rising shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 May 2017.

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