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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Isle of Man) Order 2022 (without debate)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Guernsey) Order 2022 (without debate)

- Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 29] - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (without debate)

- Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022 (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday)

- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 – Financial Resolution (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday)

- Motion re Arrangements for Parliamentary Questions (without debate)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020, Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2021 and Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects (to be debated together and to conclude within 105 minutes)

- Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage)(to conclude within 220 minutes) (any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Back to School Costs, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders' Questions (without debate)

- Motion re Opt-in to EU Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation") (to conclude within 55 minutes)

- Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad] (Second Stage) (to adjourn after one hour)

- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 3.59 p.m. and to conclude within 45 minutes)

- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 45 minutes)

- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 (deferred division on Second Stage and Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within two hours)

- Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 45 minutes)

- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 45 minutes) Private Members' Business shall be Motion re Cost of Disability, selected by the Social Democrats.

Thursday's business shall be: - Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad] (Second stage, resumed, if not previously concluded) (to conclude within 220 minutes in total between Wednesday and Thursday)

- Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad] (Second Stage) (to conclude within 220 minutes) Thursday evening's business shall be Second Stage of the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021.

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 is modified to the following extent:

(i) oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall not be taken;

(ii) Government business may continue after 6.12 p.m. in order to allow the debate on Second Stage of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022 to conclude, with consequential effect on the commencement time of the items of business following, as well as on the time for adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 10.30 p.m.; and

(iii) Topical Issues pursuant to Standing Order 37 shall not be taken;

2. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Isle of Man) Order 2022 shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Guernsey) Order 2022 shall be taken without debate;

4. the Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 29] - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, shall be taken without debate;

5. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 187, the Motion re Instruction to Committee on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage of the Bill on Wednesday;

6. the motion for a Financial Resolution for the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage of the Bill on Wednesday;

7. the Motion re Arrangements for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate;

8. in relation to the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020, the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2021, and the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the motions shall be moved and considered together in one debate;

(ii) the arrangements for the debate shall be in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 100 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 5 minutes;

(iii) members may share time; and

(iv) the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 105 minutes, with a separate question on each motion and on any amendments thereto; and

9. on the conclusion of the first speaking round on the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage. 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 following extent:

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

(ii) Government business may continue after 8.45 p.m. in order to allow the proceedings on the Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022 to conclude;

(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 the Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022;

(iv) four additional Topical Issues pursuant to Standing Order 37 shall be taken as the last item of business, and such additional Topical Issues shall be submitted by 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning; and

(v) the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of the Topical Issues taken as the last item of business;

2. the Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on rota for Leaders’ Questions shall be decided without debate;

3. the Motion re Opt-in to EU Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation") shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the order of speaking and allocation of speaking times shall be as follows:

- opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State - 10 minutes;

- speech by a representative of Sinn Féin - 10 minutes;

- speeches by representatives of the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group - 5 minutes per party or group; and

- a speech in response by a Minister or Minister of State – 5 minutes; and

(ii) members may share time;

4. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad] shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted either at 3.59 p.m. or one hour after the conclusion of the Motion re Opt-in to EU Direction on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation"), whichever is the later, and shall be resumed on Thursday;

5. in relation to the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) Committee and remaining Stages shall take place either on the adjournment or conclusion of Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad], or on the conclusion of any division claimed on the Financial Resolution motion on the Bill, as appropriate: Provided that Committee and remaining Stages shall, in any event, be taken no earlier than 3.59 p.m.; and

(ii) the proceedings thereon 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 the Committee and remaining Stages of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022 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 Health;

7. in relation to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the division claimed on 30June, 2022, on the Second Reading motion shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage; and

(ii) the proceedings on the Committee and remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours 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;

8. the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022 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; and

9. the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022 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 Education. 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 later than 7.24 p.m. and shall, in any event, be taken on the conclusion of Government business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 9.27 p.m.;

2. on the conclusion of the resumed first speaking round on the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad], a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage; and

3. on the conclusion of the first speaking round on the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad], a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage.

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