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 Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023(without debate)

- Motion reAppointment of Anthony Harbinson to be a Member of the Policing Authority (without debate)

- Motion for a Financial Resolution - Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 (without debate)

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the deployment of a Naval vessel to participate in Operation Irini (to conclude within 55 minutes)

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad] (Second Stage)(if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned after 50 minutes or at 6.30 p.m., whichever is the later)

Private Members' Business shall be Motion reProposal for Re-introduction of Mortgage Relief Interest, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be:

- Motion reTwenty-Third Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate)

- Statements on the Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (not to exceed 145 mins)

- Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to be taken no earlier than 5.15 p.m. and to conclude within 30 minutes)

- Courts Bill 2023 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 60 minutes)

- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 90 minutes)

- Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 60 mins)

Private Members' Business shall be Second Stage of the Rent Reduction Bill, selected by People-Before-Profit-Solidarity. Thursday's business shall be:

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023 (back from Committee) (without debate)

- Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad] (Second stage, resumed, if not previously concluded)

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion reReport entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy" by the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy. 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 following extent:

(i)the Dáil shall sit later than 10.30 p.m.; and

(ii)the time at which Government business shall be interrupted to take private members’ business shall be in accordance with the arrangements for the Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad], which shall have consequential effect on the commencement time for private members' business, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and topical issues;

2.the Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of the Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3.the Motion reAppointment of Anthony Harbinson to be a Member of the Policing Authority shall be taken without debate;

4. the Motion for a Financial Resolution on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 shall be taken without debate;

5.the proceedings on the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the deployment of a Naval vessel to participate in Operation Irini 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 the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(ii)members may share time;

6.the proceedings on the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 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 the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(i)members may share time; and

7.the proceedings on the second reading motion on the Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad] shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6.30 p.m. or after 50 minutes, whichever is the later. 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 Dáil shall sit later than 9.30 p.m.;

(ii)the Statements on the Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement shall be taken immediately following oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) and the sitting shall be suspended pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) on the conclusion of the statements;

(iii)Government business shall resume on the conclusion of the SOS; and

(iv)the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of Report and Final Stages of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022;

2.notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 170(2), the proceedings on the second reading motion on the Rent Reduction Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours;

3.the Motion reTwenty-Third Report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate;

4.the Statements on the Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement shall not exceed 145 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30^thJuly, 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;

5.the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019 shall be taken no earlier than 5.15 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 Health;

6.the Order of referral of the Courts Bill 2023 to the Select Committee on Justice is hereby discharged, the Bill shall be taken in Committee of the whole Dáil and the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Courts Bill 2023 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 Justice;

7.the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 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 Justice; and

8.the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain 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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that:

1.the following arrangements shall apply in relation to Thursday:

(i)the ordinary routine business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that, if not previously concluded, the proceedings on Government business shall be interrupted and stand adjourned and topical issues shall be taken at 5 p.m., with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Motion reCommittee Report entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy" and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; Provided that in the event Government business concludes before 5 p.m., topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of Government business; and

(ii)the Dail on its rising shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 3^rdMay, 2023;

2.the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023 shall be taken without debate; and

3.the Ministerial rota for parliamentary questions pursuant to the Order of the Dáil of 29^thMarch, 2023, shall be modified to the extent that the Questions to the Minister for Defence that would have been taken on 4^thMay, 2023, shall be taken on 16^thMay, 2023, and the rota shall be otherwise unaffected: Provided that the entitlement to Questions nominated for priority pursuant to Standing Order 49 to the Minister for Defence on 16^thMay, 2023, shall be as if the questions were taken on 4^thMay, 2023, and the rota of entitlement to questions nominated for priority pursuant to the Order of the Dáil of 14^thDecember, 2021, shall be otherwise unaffected.

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