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

I move:

Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Qualifying Conditions) Regulations 2023 (without debate)

- Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023 (without debate)

- Motion re Twenty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate)

- Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2023 [Votes 38 and 40] (to be moved together and decided without debate by one question)

- Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to be interrupted and stand adjourned at either 5.30 p.m. or 1 hr and 40 mins after the conclusion of Taoiseach’s Questions, whichever is the later) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Support for Household Energy Bills, selected by Sinn Féin.

If not previously concluded, Thursday's business shall be the resumed Second Stage of the Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023, to stand adjourned at 6.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Private Members' Business on Thursday shall be the Motion re Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities, selected by the Regional Group.

Proposed Arrangements for this week's business

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

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

(i) Government business shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at either 5.30 p.m. or 1 hour and 40 minutes after the conclusion of Taoiseach's Questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), whichever is the later, with consequential effect on the commencement time for private members' business; and

(ii) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 34A(1), oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) to a Minister other than the Taoiseach shall not be taken and topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members’ business, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Qualifying Conditions) Regulations 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023 shall be taken without debate;

4. the Motion reTwenty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate; and

5. the Motions for Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2023 [Votes 38 and 40] shallbe moved together and decided without debate by one question which shall be put from the Chair.

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 following extent:

(i) the Dáil shall meet at 10.30 a.m.;

(ii) in accordance with the Order of the Dáil of 25^thApril, 2023, oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall be answered for not more than 90 minutes and by a Minister or Ministers from one Government department only;

(iii) no private member’s Bill pursuant to Standing Order 102 or motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 160 shall be taken;

(iv) private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 159(1) and Standing Order 169 shall be taken for two hours on the conclusion of the suspension of sitting pursuant to Standing Order 25(1); and

(v) topical issues shall be taken no later than 6.30 p.m. and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues; and

2. if not previously concluded, the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of the Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023 shall be interrupted and stand adjourned at 6.30 p.m.

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