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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Dáil Standing Order 133 on a Proposal for a Council Directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), COM(2023)532 (without debate)

- Road Traffic Bill 2024 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 6.30 p.m. or after 2 hrs 41 mins, whichever is the later) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024 [Votes 7 to 15, 17 to 22, 24 to 28, 30 to 33 and 35 to 45] (back from Committee) (without debate)

- Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate)

- Motions (3) re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposals for recommendations for Council Decisions authorising the opening of negotiations for agreements between the European Union and Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data (to be moved separately but debated together, and to conclude within 57 minutes)

- Statements on recent developments in Northern Ireland (not to exceed 3 hrs 32 mins)

- Road Traffic Bill 2024 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 8.30 p.m. or after 1 hr 16 mins, whichever is the later)

- Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad] (Committee and remaining Stages) (to commence no earlier than 7.30 p.m. and if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 10.30 p.m. or after 2 hrs, whichever is the later) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, selected by the Regional Group.

Thursday's business shall be Statements and Q&A on Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities (not to exceed 1 hr 47 mins).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Commissions of Investigation (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 may sit later than 10.32 p.m.; and

(ii)the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Road Traffic Bill 2024, 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 Education, and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Dáil Standing Order 133 on a Proposal for a Council Directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), COM(2023)532 shall be taken without debate; and

3. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Road Traffic Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6.30 p.m. or after 2 hours and 41 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 Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m. and 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 Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad], or where those proceedings conclude within the allotted time, on the conclusion thereof;

2. the Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2023 [Votes 7 to 15, 17 to 22, 24 to 28, 30 to 33 and 35 to 45] shall be moved together and decided without debate by one question which shall be put from the Chair;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate;

4. the Motions re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposals for recommendations for Council Decisions authorising the opening of negotiations for agreements between the European Union and Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data shall be debated together and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 57 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(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;

- speeches by non-aligned members – 2 minutes; and

- a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(ii) members may share time;

5. the Statements on recent developments in Northern Ireland shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(i) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 200 minutes, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, providing for two minutes for non-aligned members;

(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

(iii) members may share time;

6. any resumed proceedings on Second Stage of the Road Traffic Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 8.30 p.m. or after 1 hour and 16 minutes, whichever is the later, and the Bill shall not be resumed on Wednesday; and

7. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad] shall commence no earlier than 7.30 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 10.30 p.m. or after 2 hours, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Wednesday. 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 proceedings on Statements and Q&A on Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities, and the Second Stage of the Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023 shall be taken on the conclusion of topical issues, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements and Q&A on Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities shall not exceed 1 hour 47 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(i) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:-

- opening statement by a Minister or Minister of State - 10 minutes;

- time for member of a Government party – 15 minutes;

- time for representative of Sinn Féin - 15 minutes;

- time for representatives of the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group - 10 minutes per party or group;

- time for non-aligned members – 2 minutes; and

- a statement in response by the Minister – 5 minutes;

(ii) members may use their time for a combination of statements and questions and answers, or questions and answers only; and

(iii) members may share time.

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