Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Today’s business shall be No. 7, motion re special meeting of joint committees to discuss issues experienced by people with disabilities accessing labour activation measures, without debate; No. 8, motion re twentieth report of the eighth committee of selection, without debate; and No. a25, statements and questions on cervical check screening programme, to conclude within three hours and ten minutes. Private Members’ business shall be Second Stage of No. 46, Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018, selected by Independents 4 Change.

Wednesday’s business shall be No. 25, Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 26, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 4, Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 9, motion re Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs report on the provision of foster care services in Ireland. Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 47, Mental Health Parity Bill 2017 selected by Fianna Fáil.

Thursday’s business shall be No. 4, Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 9, motion re Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs report on the provision of foster care services in Ireland. Second Stage of No. 48, Famine Memorial Day Bill 2016, shall be debated in the evening slot on Thursday.

I will read the announcement of proposed arrangements for this week’s business. I refer to the first revised report of the Business Committee dated 1 May 2018.

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' business;

(2) the motion re special meeting of joint committees to discuss issues experienced by people with disabilities accessing labour activation measures and the motion re the Twentieth Report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate and any division demanded shall be taken immediately;

(3) on the statements and questions on the CervicalCheck screening programme, the statements shall be confined to a single round by a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties and groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, and shall not exceed ten minutes each. Following the opening statements, there shall be questions and answers for 15 minutes for each Opposition party or group, comprising three rounds of 2.5 minutes for questions and 2.5 minutes for answers, respectively, with a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time; and

(4) proceedings on Second Stage of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018 shall commence on the conclusion of statements and questions on CervicalCheck screening programme and shall conclude within two hours.

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

(1) proceedings on Second Stage of the Mental Health Parity Bill 2017 shall conclude within two hours; and

(2) on the motion re the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs report on the provision of foster care services in Ireland, speeches of the committee Chairman, a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons and members of the joint committee, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each, with five minutes for all other Members and a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, and all Members may share time.

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