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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022 (without debate)

- Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (without debate)

- Statements on Science Week (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Retained Firefighters, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday’s business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Committee in relation to Section 9 of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, Part (without debate)

- Motion re Supplementary Estimates for Public Service [Votes 27, 28, 30 and 35] (back from Committee) (to be moved together and decided without debate by one question)

- Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 5, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42 and 45] (without debate)

- Statements post European Council meeting of 20th -21st of October, pursuant to Standing Order 124 (not to exceed 2 hrs 5 mins, including 20 mins Q&A)

- Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 5.50 p.m. and to conclude within 90 minutes)

- Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 60 mins) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Energy Regulations, selected by the Rural Independent Group.

Thursday’s business shall be: - Statements on Supporting the Development of Dublin City through Safety Initiatives and the Appropriate Provision of Emergency and Other Services (not to exceed 3 hrs 30 mins) Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022.

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 the time allotted to Government business shall be extended for the purpose of allowing the Statements for Science Week to conclude, and private members' business shall be taken on the conclusion of the statements, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, topical issues and the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022 shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 shall be taken without debate; and

4. the Statements on Science Week 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. 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) the SOS shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements post European Council meeting of 20th -21st of October, pursuant to Standing Order 124, which shall be taken on the conclusion of Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), with consequential effect on the time for the commencement of Government business; and

(ii) the weekly division time may be taken earlier than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Tailte Éireann Bill 2022;

2. the Motion re Referral to Committee in relation to Section 9 of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, Part 2 shall be taken without debate;

3. the motions for the Supplementary Estimates for Public Service [Votes 27, 28, 30 and 35] shall be moved together and decided without debate by one question which shall be put from the Chair;

4. the Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 5, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42 and 45] shall be taken without debate;

5. the Statements post European Council meeting of 20th -21st of October, pursuant to Standing Order 124 shall not exceed 125 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall not exceed 100 minutes, with speaking arrangements in accordance those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, followed by 20 minutes of questions and answers; (ii) on the conclusion of the questions and answers, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (iii) members may share time;

6. the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 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;

7. the Order of referral of the Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022 to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment is hereby discharged and the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Bill shall be taken no earlier than 5.50 p.m., and 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 Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; and

8. the proceedings on Report and Final Stage of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 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, 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 may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Supporting the Development of Dublin City through Safety Initiatives and the Appropriate Provision of Emergency and Other Services, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022 and for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Supporting the Development of Dublin City through Safety Initiatives and the Appropriate Provision of Emergency and Other Services 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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