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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (back from Committee) (without debate)

- Motion re Twentieth Report of Committee of Selection (without debate)

- Social Welfare Bill 2022 (Second Stage) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Declaration of a Housing Emergency, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday’s business shall be: - Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate [Vote 32] (without debate)

- Social Welfare Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed) (if not previously concluded, to conclude at 5 p.m.)

- Finance Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 4 p.m. and to conclude within 5 hrs) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re New Vision for Transport in Galway and Other Areas, selected by the Independent Group.

Thursday’s business shall be: - Statements on Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions (not to exceed 2 hrs and 25 mins)

- Statements on Forestry (not to exceed 2 hrs and 25 mins)

- Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Communications Regulation Bill 2022 (to conclude within 60 mins and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Report Stage) Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) 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)the Dáil shall sit later than 10.30 p.m.;

(ii)expressions of sympathy for Professor Brian Hillery shall be taken for not more than 30 minutes after oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), and shall be followed by Government business; and

(iii) Government business shall be interrupted to take private members’ business, either at 6.45 p.m. or 2 hours and 25 minutes after the conclusion of the expressions of sympathy, whichever is the later, and shall not resume thereafter, with consequential effect on the time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and topical issues: Provided that in the event Second Stage of the Social Welfare Bill 2022 concludes before the 2 hours and 25 minutes have expired, private members' business shall be taken on the conclusion of that Second Stage;

2. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 shall be taken without debate; and

3. the Motion re Twentieth Report of the Committee of Selection 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 shall be modified to the following extent:

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

(ii)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 Finance 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 Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate [Vote 32] shall be taken without debate;

3. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Social Welfare Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m.; and

4. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Finance Bill 2022 shall be taken no earlier than 4 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 5 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 Finance. In relation to Thursday’s business and in relation to the questions nominated for priority pursuant to Standing Order 49 to be taken on 1st December, 2022, 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 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 Second Stage of the Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil, which may be later than 9.27 p.m.;

2. the Statements on Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions 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;

3. the Statements on Forestry 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;

4. the proceedings on the Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Communications Regulation Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

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

- opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 7.5 minutes; and

- speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group – 7.5 minutes per party or group;

(ii)members may share time; and

(iii) any division claimed shall be taken immediately prior to Report and Final Stages of the Communications Regulation Bill 2022; and

5. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the number of Questions nominated for priority pursuant to Standing Order 49 that may be taken on Thursday 1st December, 2022, shall be increased to six, and the sixth question shall be allocated to the Social Democrats, with the time for Questions to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage accordingly extended for 6.5 minutes.

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