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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Sittings and Business of the Dáil (without debate)

- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed)

- Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 [Seanad] (Second Stage) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re National Retrofit Plan, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday’s business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 and the Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022 (without debate)

- Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022 (Second Stage)

- Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill [Seanad] (Second Stage)

- Taillte Éireann Bill 2022 (Second Stage)

- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 6 p.m. and to conclude within 60 minutes)

- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 90 minutes) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Tackling Ireland’s energy security – a Roadmap for Self-sustainability, selected by the Rural Independent Group.

Thursday’s business shall be: - Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill [Seanad] (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded)

- Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded)

- Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 (Second Stage) Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Pensions (Amendment) (Transparency in Charges) 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) proceedings on any second reading motion on a Government Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted either at 5.30 p.m., or one hour and 40 minutes after the conclusion of Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), whichever is the later, and Government business shall not be resumed thereafter; and

(ii) private members’ business may be taken earlier than 6.12 p.m. and shall, in any event, be taken on either the adjournment or conclusion of Government business as provided for in paragraph (i), with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and for topical issues; and

2. the Motion re Sittings and Business of the Dáil shall be taken without debate. 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) Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall not be taken; and

(ii) the sitting shall be suspended pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) at the time when Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach would normally be taken;

2. the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 and the Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022 shall be taken without debate;

3. proceedings on any second reading motion on a Government Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted either at 6 p.m., or three hours and 56 minutes after the conclusion of the SOS, whichever is the later;

4. in relation to proceedings on the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) Report and Final Stages shall be taken either at 6 p.m., or on the adjournment or conclusion of proceedings on the second reading motion on a Government Bill three hours and 56 minutes after the conclusion of the SOS, whichever is the later; and

(ii) Report and Final Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour 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 Finance;

5. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 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 Transport; and

6. the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021. In relation to Thursday's business and the business for Tuesday 27th September, 2022, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified on Thursday to the extent that topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 37 shall be taken either at 7 p.m., or on the conclusion of Government business, whichever is the earlier; and

2. oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 46 shall not be taken on Tuesday, 27th September, 2022.

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