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

I thank the Ceann Comhairle. As is outlined in the revised report of the Business Committee and notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 of Standing Orders, and unless Dáil Éireann shall otherwise order, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of Dail Éireann for today and tomorrow:

- Leaders’ Questions shall not to be taken today;

- There shall be no Order of Business or Questions on Policy or Legislation today;

- Oral parliamentary questions to the Taoiseach shall not be taken;

- Topical issues, Private Members’ business and Thursday evening business pursuant to Standing Order 159(2) shall not be taken;

- The sequence of business shall be as outlined in the revised report of the Business Committee;

- The motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

- Any division claimed on the proceedings on the motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing police co-operation in relation to the crimes of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings shall be taken immediately, and those proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 57 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply. 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;

- Members may share time; - Questions to the Minister for Finance pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall be taken today, and questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform that would have been taken tomorrow shall be taken on 23rd April, 2024, without any change to the allocation of priority questions to either Minister and not otherwise affecting the current sequence of Ministers as ordered by the House or rota for priority questions, save as otherwise ordered by the House;

- Proceedings on Second Stage of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned today either at 8.30 p.m. or after 4 hours and 5 minutes, whichever is the later, and on the adjournment or conclusion of the Bill, as appropriate, the Dáil shall adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.

- The Dáil shall adjourn tomorrow on the conclusion of the statements to mark the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the smoking ban, which shall not exceed 2 hours and 27 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply: - 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 135 minutes, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, providing for two minutes for non-aligned Members;

- 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

- Members may share time.

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