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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: -Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for Regulations and a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on international protection, asylum and migration (without debate)

-Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hr 41 mins, whichever is the later)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Cancer Strategy, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: -Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data*

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data*

* The above two motions to be debated together and brought to a conclusion within 57 mins

-Statements on Road Safety (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 minutes)

-Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded) (to adjourn at either 8 p.m. or after 2 hrs 36 mins, whichever is the later) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Disability Justice, selected by People before Profit-Solidarity.

Thursday's business shall be the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (Second Stage, resumed, if not previously concluded).

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Report on the examination of recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly report on biodiversity loss" (Committee on Environment and Climate Action).

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 may be taken earlier than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of the proceedings on Second Stage of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024, or where those proceedings conclude before they must be interrupted, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Education, and topical issues, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2.the proceedings on the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for Regulations and a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on international protection, asylum and migration shall be taken without debate; and

3.the proceedings on Second Stage of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hour 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 following extent:

(i)in the event the Taoiseach is unable to attend for questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) may take place earlier than 1.49 p.m., with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business; and

(ii)the weekly division time may be taken earlier than 8.45 p.m., but not earlier than 7.30 p.m., with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2.in relation to the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data and the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data, the following arrangements shall apply:

(i)the motions shall be moved together and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 57 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair;

(ii)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

(iii)members may share time;

3.the Statements on Road Safety shall not exceed 2 hours and 27 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 30^th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20^th 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; and

4.any resumed proceedings on Second Stage of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at either 8 p.m. or after 2 hours 36 minutes, 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 scheduled interruption of any resumed Second Stage proceedings on the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024, or where Second Stage of that Bill concludes within its allotted time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Motion re Report entitled “Report on the examination of recommendations of the Citizens Assembly’s report on biodiversity loss”, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil: Provided that if Second Stage of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 concludes before Thursday, topical issues on Thursday shall be taken on the conclusion of the SOS.

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