Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast), back from committee, No. 30, Technological Universities Bill 2015 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 5, Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 31, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (resumed).

Private Members' business shall be No. 48, Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018 - Second Stage, selected by the Social Democrats-Green Party group.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 30, Technological Universities Bill 2015 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 5, Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 169, motion re shortage of teachers, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018, back from committee; No. 12, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018, back from committee; No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018, back from committee; No. 1, Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - All Stages; No. 5, Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 31, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (resumed, if not previously concluded).

I refer to the revised report of the Business Committee dated 22 January 2018. In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that:

(1) The motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast), back from committee, shall be taken without debate;

(2) Second Stage of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018 shall conclude within two hours;

(3) The Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and shall adjourn not later than 11 p.m.; and

(4) The statements on the report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (resumed) shall commence on the conclusion of Private Members’ Business, and the order shall not resume thereafter.

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that there shall be no oral Taoiseach’s Questions, and the sos in accordance with Standing Order 25(1) shall take place on the conclusion of Questions on Promised Legislation.

In relation to Thursday’s business, it is proposed that:

(1) The motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018, back from committee; motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018, back from committee, and motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018, back from committee, shall be taken without debate;

(2) The proceedings on Second Stage of the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours and 20 minutes; any division demanded on the conclusion of Second Stage shall be taken immediately; the speech of 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; all other Members shall have five minutes each with a five minute response from the Minister or Minister of State: all members may share time; and the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice and Equality;

(3) The statements on the report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (resumed, if not previously concluded) shall commence at 5 p.m., if not previously concluded, or on the conclusion of proceedings on the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017, whichever is the later, and the order shall not resume thereafter;

(4) No Private Members’ Bill shall be taken under Standing Order 140A and no committee report shall be taken under Standing Order 91(2); and

(5) The Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and Topical Issues shall commence not later than 8 p.m. The Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues.

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