Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the reports by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020 and 2021 (without debate)

- Motion re Referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects (without debate)

- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (to adjourn, if not previously concluded, after 3 hours and 25 minutes, and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday)

Private Members' business shall be the Motion re Appropriate School Places for all Children, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Institutional Burials Bill 2022 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Institutional Burials Bill 2022)

- Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Electoral Reform Bill 2022)

- Statements on “Annual Transition Statements” (not to exceed 145 minutes)

- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded, and Committee and Remaining Stages) (Second Stage to conclude within 30 minutes, and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage, but in any event no earlier than 5 p.m.; Committee and Remaining Stages to be taken no earlier than 5 p.m. and to conclude within 45 minutes)

- Institutional Burials Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 2 hours and 30 minutes)

- Electoral Reform Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 90 minutes)

Private Members' business shall be the Motion re Energy Security, selected by the Rural Independent Group. Thursday's business shall be the Statements on Special Educational Needs (not to exceed 210 minutes). Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Report on Reducing Emissions in the Transport Sector by 51% by 2030".

Announcement of Proposed Arrangements for this week's business In relation to Tuesday's business, it is proposed that:

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that Government business may continue after 6.12 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted after 3 hours and 25 minutes to take private members’ business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the items of business following, as well as on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 10.30 p.m.: Provided that if Government Business concludes before the 3 hours and 25 minutes has expired, private members’ business shall be taken on the conclusion of Government business;

2. the Motion re Referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the reports by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020 and 2021, shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects shall be taken without debate; and

4. any division claimed on the proceedings on Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday, but in any event no earlier than 5 p.m. on that day.

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

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that-

(i) oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall not be taken, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the SOS and for Government business;

(ii) Government business may continue after 8.45 p.m. in order to allow the proceedings on the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 to conclude; and

(iii) the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m. and shall, in any event, be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Electoral Reform Bill 2022, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 9.30 p.m.;

2. the Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Institutional Burials Bill 2022 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Institutional Burials Bill 2022;

3. the Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Electoral Reform Bill 2022;

4. the Statements on 'Annual Transition Statements' shall not exceed 145 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time;

5. in relation to the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any division claimed thereon shall be taken no earlier than 5 p.m. but in any event immediately prior to Committee Stage; and

(ii) Committee and remaining Stages shall be taken no earlier than 5 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice;

6. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Institutional Burials Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours and 30 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and

7. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 37 may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall, in any event, be taken on the conclusion of Government business; and

2. the Statements on Special Educational Needs shall not exceed 210 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 200 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time.

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