Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. a10, motion re the tenth report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Chairs; No. 15, statements on Srebrenica; and No. 16, Mediation Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members' business shall be No. 37, Waste Reduction Bill 2017 - Second Stage, selected by the Labour Party.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 2, Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017 - all Stages; No. b10, motion re defence; No. 16, Mediation Bill 2017 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage, if not previously concluded; and No. 17, Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members’ Business shall be No. 38, Mortgage Arrears Resolutions (Family Home) Bill 2017 - Second Stage, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 18, summer economic statement; No. c10, motion re 11th report of the Committee of Selection; No. 3, Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 - all Stages; No. 22, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 19, National Shared Services Office Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 1, Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 - amendments from the Seanad; and No. 10, motion re framework agreement between the EU and Republic of the Philippines, back from committee.

Friday’s business shall be No. 39, Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 -Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No 19a, Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 4, the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 5, Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.

In relation to today's business, it is proposed that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Private Members' time; (2) the motion re the Tenth Report of Committee of Selection and Appointment of Chairs shall be taken without debate; (3) the statements on Srebrenica shall be brought to a conclusion after 40 minutes, if not previously concluded, and shall be confined to a single round from a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons, or a Member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed five minutes each and all Members may share time; and (4) the proceedings on Second Stage of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 shall commence not later than 8.40 p.m. and shall conclude within two hours.

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that (1) the Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. and sit later than 10.15 p.m. and will adjourn not later than 11 p.m.; (2) any division demanded on the proceedings of Second Stage of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017 will be taken immediately; (3) the proceedings on the motion re defence shall be brought to a conclusion after 40 minutes, if not previously concluded, and shall be confined to a single round from a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons, or a Member nominated in their stead which shall not exceed five minutes each, and all Members may share time; and (4) the proceedings on Second Stage of the Mortgage Arrears Resolutions (Family Home) Bill 2017 shall conclude within two hours.

In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that (1) the Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. and sit later than 7.48 p.m. and will adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues; (2) the summer economic statements shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours, if not previously concluded and the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each, there shall be a second round of 30 minutes in total for Members of the Government, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin parties to be divided proportionally on a 40:40:20 basis, respectively, all other Members shall have five minutes with a ten minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, all Members may share time, and if the statements conclude before 1 p.m., then the Dáil shall suspend until 1 p.m.; (3) Leaders' Questions shall take place at 1 p.m.; (4) the weekly divisions shall take place at 1.47 p.m.; (5) any division demanded on the proceedings of Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 will be taken immediately; (6) the motion re the Eleventh Report of the Committee of Selection and Motion re Framework Agreement with EU and Republic of the Philippines (back from committee) shall be taken without debate, and the motion re Framework Agreement with EU and Republic of the Philippines, back from committee, shall be taken immediately before Oral Questions and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately; (7) the Dáil shall suspend on the conclusion of the voting block for 30 minutes; (8) any division demanded on the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 shall be taken immediately; (9) notwithstanding Standing Order 140(2), neither a Private Members' Bill nor a committee report shall be taken; and (10) questions to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government shall be taken on the conclusion of Government business, or at 8.42 p.m., whichever is the earlier.

In relation to Friday's business, it is proposed that (1) the Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to take the business outlined above and shall adjourn not later than 6 p.m. and the Dáil, on its rising, shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Wednesday 20 September 2017; (2) the Order for Report, Report and Final Stages of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 shall be taken in Government time; (3) the Order of the Dáil of 6 July 2017 that the Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017 be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality be discharged and Committee and Remaining Stages shall be taken on Friday; (4) any division demanded on the Order for Second Stage of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 or the Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017 shall be taken immediately; and (5) the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 shall adjourn after the opening round of speeches on Second Stage which shall conclude after two hours and 40 minutes, if not previously concluded.

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