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

I move:

Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Approval of Reappointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (without debate)

- Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate)

- Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform re Amendment of Standing Orders relating to pre-legislative scrutiny of Government Bills (without debate)

- Statements on the IBRC Commission of Investigation Report (not to exceed 200 minutes)

- Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Institutional Burials Act 2022 (Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam) Order 2022 (to conclude within 55 minutes) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Measures to Assist with Household Bills, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be: - Motion re Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Statement of Estimates 2023 (without debate)

- Motion re Houses of the Oireachtas Commission authorisation on legal proceedings (without debate)

- Statements on An Bord Pleanála (not to exceed 210 minutes)

- Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (to adjourn, if not previously concluded, at 10.32 p.m.)

- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (if reached, to adjourn, if not previously concluded, at 10.32 p.m.) Private Members' Business (being taken instead of Thursday evening business) shall be the Motion re Security of Electricity Supply, selected by the Regional Group.

Proposed Arrangements for this week's business:

In relation to Wednesday’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) the Statements on the IBRC Commission of Investigation Report shall not be interrupted to take private members’ business at 6.12 p.m.; Provided that private members’ business shall instead be taken on the conclusion of Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Institutional Burials Act 2022 (Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam) Order 2022, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 10.30 p.m.;

(ii) topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 37 shall be taken on the conclusion of private members' business; and

(iii)Parliamentary Questions to a member of the Government other than the Taoiseach, pursuant to Standing Order 46, shall not be taken;

2. the Motion re Approval of Reappointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate;

4. the Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform re Amendment of Standing Orders relating to pre-legislative scrutiny of Government Bills shall be taken without debate;

5. the Statements on the IBRC Commission of Investigation Report shall not exceed 200 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for that time, and members may share time; and

6. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Institutional Burials Act 2022 (Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam) Order 2022 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 time 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.

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 following extent:

(i) no private member’s Bill pursuant to Standing Order 102 or motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 160 shall be taken, and private members’ business pursuant to Standing Order 159(1) and Standing Order 169 shall be taken for two hours on the conclusion of the Statements on An Bord Pleanála;

(ii) further Government business may be taken on the conclusion of private members’ business, with consequential effect on the time for adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 9.27 p.m.; and

(iii) the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 37, which shall be taken either at 10.32 p.m. or on the conclusion of Second Stage of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022, whichever is the earlier;

2. the Motion re Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Statement of Estimates 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Houses of the Oireachtas Commission authorisation on legal proceedings shall be taken without debate; and

4. the Statements on An Bord Pleanála 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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