Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Today's business shall be No. 9, motion re exchange of views with H. E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission; No. 10, motion re position of UK and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, referral to committee; No. 11, motion re apology for persons convicted of consensual same-sex sexual acts and statement of values, to conclude within 85 minutes, if not previously concluded; and No. 27, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Report and Final Stages, resumed, if not previously concluded. Private Members' business shall be No. 185, motion re Dublin Fire Brigade, selected by Fianna Fáil.

Wednesday's business shall be No. 1, Childcare Support Bill 2017 - amendments from the Seanad, resumed, if not previously concluded; No. 27, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Report and Final Stages, resumed, if not previously concluded; No. 51, Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016, introduced by Deputy Alan Kelly - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 28, summer economic statement. Private Members' business shall be No. 186, motion re health waiting lists, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be an exchange of views with H. E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, joint sitting of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann; and the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017, No. 52 – Second Stage of which shall be debated in the evening slot.

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

(1) motion re exchange of views with H. E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and motion re the position of the UK and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, referral to committee, shall be taken without debate and any division demanded shall be taken immediately; and

(2) The motion re Apology for Persons Convicted of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts and Statement of Values shall conclude within 85 minutes, if not previously concluded. Speeches shall be confined to a single round for a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties and groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, for a period not exceeding ten minutes, with a five minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time.

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

(1) Report and Final Stages of the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016 shall be taken in Government time; and

(2) the Summer economic statements shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours, if not previously concluded. The statements of a Minister or Minister for State and the main spokespersons, 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, with five minutes for all other Members, a ten minute response from a Minister or Minister of State and all Members may share time. If the statements conclude before 10.15 p.m., the order shall resume thereafter.

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

(1) Leaders’ Questions shall be taken at 2.30 p.m. and oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht shall take place on the conclusion of Questions on Promised Legislation and shall be followed by Topical Issues. There shall be no suspension of the sitting under Standing Order 25(1)(b). Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, any division which would normally be taken at the weekly division time on Thursday 21 June 2018 shall be taken in the weekly division time on Thursday 28 June 2018; and

(2) the Dáil shall sit later than 7.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of the proceedings on Second Stage of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017.

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