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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 2, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 43 and 45] (without debate)

- Motion re Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 29] (without debate)

- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (to conclude after Minister’s speech in response at the end of the first round) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Health Service Recruitment Freeze, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report (not to exceed

147 minutes)

- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 5 p.m. and to conclude within 4 hrs) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Palestine, selected by People Before Profit-Solidarity.

Thursday's business shall be Second Stage of Social Welfare Bill 2023 (if not previously concluded, to conclude at 6.30 p.m. or after 4 hrs 46 mins, whichever is the later).

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled “Report on Banking 2022” (Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach).

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 10.32 p.m.; and

(ii) the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, private members’ business, Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Defence and topical issues;

2. the Motion re Leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 2, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 43 and 45] shall be taken without debate;

3. the Motion re Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 29] shall be taken without debate; and

4. on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023, on the conclusion of the first speaking round in accordance with the arrangements agreed by the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion. 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 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 the proceedings on the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the Statements on Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report:

(i) the statements shall not exceed 137 minutes, and the arrangements for that time shall be in accordance with the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023; and

(ii) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

3. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Finance (No.2) Bill 2023 shall be taken no earlier than 5 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 4 hours 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 Finance. 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 extent that topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event, be taken on the conclusion of Government business, and the Motion re Report entitled “Report on Banking 2022” shall be taken on the conclusion of topical issues, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and 2. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Social Welfare Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion either at 6.30 p.m. or after 4 hours and 46 minutes, whichever is the later.

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