Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move:

Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion reConsideration of Estimates by Committee (without debate)

- Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Bill)

- Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 (Report and Final Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 3.50 p.m. and to conclude within 3 hours) Private members' business shall be the Motion re Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday’s business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of application for Private Bill(without debate)

- Statements on Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments(not to exceed 210 mins)

- Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 (Second Stage, resumed) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned either at 6.35 p.m. or 1 hr and 20 mins after the conclusion of Statements on Nursing Home Charges, whichever is the later) Private members' business shall be the Motion reEmergency Housing Measures, selected by the Labour Party.

Announcement of 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 shall be modified to the following extent:

(i) the time for Government business shall be extended for the purposes of allowing the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 to conclude, with consequential effect on the commencement time for private members' business;

(ii) oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) to any Minister other than the Taoiseach shall not be taken; and

(iii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members’ business;

2. the Motion re Consideration of Estimates by Committee shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion to Instruct the Committee on Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Bill but, in any event, no earlier than 3.50 p.m.; and

4. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 shall be taken no earlier than 3.50 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 3 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 Justice. In relation to Thursday’s business: 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 160 or motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 102 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 or adjournment of Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022; and

(ii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members' business;

2. pursuant to Standing Order 29(3) and notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 39, the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of application for Private Bill shall be taken without debate immediately following Questions on Policy or Legislation;

3. the Statements on Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments 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; and

4. the resumed proceedings on the second reading motion of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6.35 p.m. or 1 hour and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Statements on Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments, whichever is the later.

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