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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrival to Ireland (not to exceed 210 mins).

Private Members' business shall be the Motion reHospital Waiting Lists, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2022 (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) Order 2023(without debate)

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned either at 6 p.m. or 1 hour and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy, whichever is the later)

- Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Report Stage, Amendment No. 14, resumed, and Final Stage)(shall be taken no earlier than 6 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, stand adjourned after 3 hours). Private Members' business shall be the Motion reAccess to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports, selected by the Labour Party.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Statements on Biodiversity Action (not to exceed 145 mins).

Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023.

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.;

(ii) the time for Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals in Ireland; and

(iii) private Members' business shall be taken immediately following the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals in Ireland, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Social Protection and topical issues, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals to Ireland shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 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.

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 extent that the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022, or where those proceedings conclude within three hours, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2022 (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) Order 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3. the proceedings on the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 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 – 5 minutes; and

(ii)members may share time;

4. the proceedings on the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy 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 – 5 minutes; and

(ii) members may share time;

5. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6 p.m. or 1 hour and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy, whichever is the later; and

6. the proceedings on the resumed Report Stage and Final Stage of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 shall commence no earlier than 6 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned after three hours.

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) expressions of sympathy for the late Noel Treacy shall be taken for not more than 45 minutes immediately following Questions on Policy or Legislation;

(ii) the sitting shall be suspended pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) on the conclusion of the expressions of sympathy, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business; and

(iii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Biodiversity Action, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Biodiversity Action shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 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.

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