Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Tuesday's business shall be No. 8, motion re framework agreement between EU and the Republic of the Philippines, referral to committee; No. 9, motion re Educational Research Centre; and No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 31, Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 9a, motion re parliamentary questions rota swaps; and No. 13, post-European Council statements. Private Members' business shall be No. 118, motion re anti-malarial drug Lariam, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed, if not previously concluded); No. 9b, motion re tenth report of the Committee of Selection and Appointment of Chairs; No. 3, Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 14, statements on financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI. Second Stage of No. 32, Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017, will be debated in the evening slot.

I refer Members to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 26 June 2017. In respect of today's business, it is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and adjourn on the conclusion of Private Members' business, which shall be taken for two hours on the conclusion of the opening speeches on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017;

(2) The motion re framework agreement between the EU and the Republic of the Philippines, referral to committee, and the motion re Educational Research Centre shall be taken without debate; and

(3) The proceedings on Second Stage of the Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017 shall conclude within two hours.

Regarding Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to resume Second Stage proceedings of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 and, if the proceedings on Second Stage conclude before 12 noon, the House shall suspend until 12 noon;

(2) The motion re parliamentary questions rota swaps shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately; and

(3) Post-European Council statements shall commence immediately after Taoiseach's Questions and be followed by questions to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and shall conclude after 105 minutes, shall be limited to a single round from a Minister or a Minister of State and the spokespersons of parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed ten minutes each, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes, there shall be a five minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time.

Regarding Thursday's business, it is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to resume Second Stage proceedings of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 and, if the proceedings on Second Stage conclude before 12 noon, the House shall suspend until 12 noon. The Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of proceedings on Second Stage of the Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017;

(2) The motion re tenth report of the Committee of Selection and Appointment of Chairs shall be taken without debate;

(3) If the proceedings on Second Stage of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 conclude before 12 noon, there shall be a suspension of the sitting immediately after the voting block for 30 minutes, and if the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 resumes after the voting block, there shall be a 30 minute suspension of the sitting on the conclusion of proceedings on Second Stage of the Bill or at 3 p.m., whichever is the earlier;

(4) Statements on FEMPI shall commence on the conclusion of questions to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at 5 p.m., shall conclude within two hours and ten minutes, shall be limited to a single round from a Minister or a Minister of State and the spokespersons of parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed 15 minutes each, a Minister or Minister of State shall make a concluding statement for a period not exceeding ten minutes, and all Members may share time; and

(5) Topical Issues shall commence on the conclusion of the statements on FEMPI.

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