Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Today’s business shall be No. 13, motion re Estimate provision for the horse and greyhound racing fund allocation for 2018, referral to committee; No. 14, motion re changes to Standing Orders 23, 25, 29A, 38, 110A and 140; and No. 5, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 46, Multi-Party Action Bill 2017, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 27, Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 28, Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 6, Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 47, Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017, selected by the Labour Party.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 29, motion re the Sláintecare report by the Committee on the Future of Healthcare (resumed); No. 15, motion re further Revised Estimate - Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government; and No. 6, Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed). The committee report in the evening slot shall be No. 16, report entitled Scrutiny of the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 by the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

I refer to the first revised report of the Business Committee dated 13 November 2017 and in regard to today's business, it is proposed that:

(1) the motions re Estimate provision for the horse and greyhound racing fund allocation for 2018, referral to committee, and changes to Standing Orders 23, 25, 29A, 38, 110A and 140 shall be taken without debate; and

(2) Second Stage of the Multi-Party Action Bill 2017 shall conclude within two hours.

With regard to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that Second Stage of the Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017 shall conclude within two hours.

With regard to Thursday’s business, it is proposed that:

(1) the Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to take the resumed motion on the Sláintecare report as an additional committee report slot under Standing Order 91(2), to conclude after two hours and, if it concludes sooner, the Dáil shall suspend until 12 noon;

(2) the motion re further Revised Estimate – Vote 34 – Housing, Planning and Local Government shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately;

(3) there shall be a suspension of sitting on the conclusion of the voting block for 30 minutes.

(4) Oral Questions shall be taken not later than 4 p.m.; and

(5) the Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of proceedings on the report entitled, Scrutiny of the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016.

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