Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 10, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 124, motion re bin charges, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 10, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed), if not previously concluded; No. 2, Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage, Second and Remaining Stages; and No. 3, Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 125, motion re child care, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be No. 11, statements on the quarterly report on housing; No. 12, Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 13, Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 3, Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed), if not previously concluded.

I refer Members to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 3 July 2017. Regarding Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that:

(1) The Dáil shall sit at 10.00 a.m.

(2) Second Stage of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017 shall conclude within 125 minutes. Speeches shall be confined to a single round for a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokesperson for parties or groups, or a member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed 15 minutes each, with a five minute speech for a Minister or Minister of State in reply. Committee and Remaining Stages shall conclude within 120 minutes.

Regarding Thursday's business, it is proposed that:

(1)The Dáil shall sit at 10.00 a.m. to take statements on the quarterly report on housing for two hours. The statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokesperson for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead shall not exceed ten minutes each, with a second round of 30 minutes in total for members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to be divided proportionally on a 40:40:20 basis, respectively. There shall be a ten minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time. If the statements conclude before 12 noon, the House shall suspend until 12 noon.

(2) The Dáil shall suspend on the conclusion of the voting block for 30 minutes.

(3) Notwithstanding Standing Order 140(2), neither a Private Members’ Bill nor a committee report shall be taken. Questions to the Minister for Education and Skills shall be taken at 7 p.m. The Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues.

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