Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Tuesday's business shall be No. 4, motion re framework agreement between the EU and Mongolia, referral to committee without debate; No. 5, motion re PQ rota change, without debate; and No. 11, statements re Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. Private Members' business shall be No. 101, motion re sale of AIB shares, selected by the Labour Party.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 5a, motion re exchange of views with Mr. Barnier in joint committee with Seanad Éireann, without debate; No. 11, statements re Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, resumed if not previously concluded; No. 1, Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - Second Stage; and No. 2, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 102, motion re. Dublin transport, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday's business shall be an exchange of views with Mr. Michel Barnier, chief negotiator of the task force for the preparation and conduct of negotiations with the United Kingdom (in Committee of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) and No. 2, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Second Stage of No. 23, Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017 will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the report of the Business Committee dated 4 May 2017. In respect of today's business it is proposed that:

(1) the motion re referral of framework agreement and motion re PQ rota change will be taken without debate and that any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately; and

(2) statements re Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union shall be brought to a conclusion after 10.15 p.m. on Wednesday, if not previously concluded.

The statements of party and group leaders, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each. A Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each and statements of all other Members shall not exceed ten minutes each. There shall be a five minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time.

In respect of Wednesday's business, it is proposed that the motion re exchange of views with Mr. Michel Barnier in joint committee with Seanad Éireann shall be taken without debate and that any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately.

In respect of Thursday's business, it is proposed that Leaders' Questions shall be taken at 2 p.m. and that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, any division that would normally be taken at the weekly division time on Thursday, 11 May 2017 shall be taken in the weekly division time on Thursday, 18 May 2017.

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