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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement Establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (without debate)

- Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned at either 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hour and 40 minutes, whichever is the later)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Retained Fire Services, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Statements on the Impact of Government's 5-year Policy for Rural Ireland: Our Rural Future (not to exceed 210 mins)

- Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to be taken no earlier than 5.30 p.m. and to conclude within 45 mins)

- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to conclude within 2 hours)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be Second Stage of the National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded) (to stand adjourned at 5 p.m., if not previously concluded).

Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Flood Insurance Bill 2021.

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 shall be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on Government business, or where that business concludes within the time allotted by arrangement, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the items following private members’ business, namely, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and topical issues, and on the adjournment time of the Dáil;

2. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement Establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation shall be taken without debate; and

3. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at either 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hour and 40 minutes, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Tuesday.

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 conclusion of proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 170(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours;

3. the Statements on the Impact of Government's 5-year Policy for Rural Ireland: Our Rural Future 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;

4. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall be taken no earlier than 5.30 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 45 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 Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and

5. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours 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 Transport.

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

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders is modified to the extent that topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of Government business or at 5 p.m., whichever is the earlier, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Flood Insurance Bill 2021 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil: Provided that in the event proceedings on the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 conclude before Thursday, topical issues shall be taken immediately following the SOS; and

2. the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at 5 p.m., and shall not be resumed on Thursday.

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