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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023 (without debate)

- Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021 on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 439/2010 (without debate)

- Motion reCitizens' Assembly on Drugs Use (to conclude within 110 mins)

Private members' business shall be the Motion reHousing and Evictions, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday’s business shall be:

- Motion rePresentation of Further Revised Estimates [Votes 16, 23 and 34] for Public Services 2023 (without debate)

- Motion reMinisterial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate)

- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to be interrupted either at 4 p.m. or after 1 hr 10 mins, whichever is the later)

- Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to be taken no earlier than 4 p.m. and to conclude within 30 mins)

- Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to conclude within 30 mins)

- Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 (Report Stage, Amendment No. 27, resumed, and Final Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn at 8.30 p.m.)

- Motion reExtension of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (to conclude within 45 mins)

- Financial Motions [Nos. 1 to 3] by the Minister for Finance (to conclude within 90 mins)

Thursday’s business shall be:

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the National Archives Act 1986 (Section 1(2)(d)) Order 2023 (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded)

Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, sponsored by Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne.

Announcement of 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 private members' business may be taken earlier than 6.12 p.m. and shall, in any event, be taken on the conclusion of Government business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and topical issues, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021 on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 439/2010 shall be taken without debate; and

4. the Motion re Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 110 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30^thJuly, 2020, for 100 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time.

In relation to Wednesday’s business:

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent:

(i) the Dáil shall sit later than 9.30 p.m.; and

(ii) the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Financial Motions [Nos. 1 to 3] by the Minister for Finance;

2. the Motion rePresentation of Further Revised Estimates [Votes 16, 23 and 34] for Public Services 2023 shall be taken without debate;

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

4. the proceedings on the second reading motion on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at either 4 p.m. or after 1 hour and 10 minutes, whichever is the later;

5. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall be taken no earlier than 4 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications;

6. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications; and

7. the proceedings on the resumed Report Stage and Final Stage of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at 8.30 p.m.;

8. the Motion reTemporary Business Energy support Scheme shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 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 – 5 minutes;

- 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 - 5 minutes per party or group; and

- a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes;

(ii) members may share time; and

(iii) any division claimed on the proceedings shall be taken immediately; and

9. in relation to the Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the Financial Motions shall be grouped together for the purposes of debate;

(ii) the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes by one question in respect of each motion which shall also dispose of any amendments to the motion and which shall be put from the Chair; and

(iii) any divisions demanded shall be taken immediately.

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 extent that topical issues shall be taken at either 5.15 p.m., or on the conclusion of Government business, whichever is the earlier, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the National Archives Act 1986 (Section 1(2)(d)) Order 2023 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 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; and

3. the resumed proceedings on the second reading motion of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at 5.15 p.m.

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