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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Statements on Housing for All (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Housing, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Report and Final Stages of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (to commence no earlier than 2.49 p.m. and if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 5.30 p.m. or after 2 hrs 41 mins, whichever is the later Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Dentistry Services, selected by the Social Democrats.

Thursday's business shall be - Statements on Business Support Package (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 mins) Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education”.

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.;

(ii) the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Statements on Housing for All; and

(iii) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Housing for All, with consequential effect on the commencement times for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Finance, and topical issues; and

2. the Statements on Housing for All 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 2 hours and 15 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.

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that: 1 (i) pursuant to Standing Order 94(3), the Dáil shall waive its instruction that not more than two Select Committees shall meet to consider a Bill on any given day in the case of the proposed meetings of the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and the Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, to consider the following three Bills, respectively: the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024; the Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill 2024; and the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023; and

(ii) the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent:

(I) if the time at which the Dáil suspends pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) is earlier than 1.49 p.m., the House shall stand suspended until 2.49 p.m.; and

(II) the weekly division time may be taken earlier than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken either on the adjournment of the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024, or where those proceedings conclude within the available time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages 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 2 hours and 41 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 following extent:

(i) topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Business Support Package; and

(ii) Thursday evening business, i.e., the Motion re Report entitled “Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education”, may be taken earlier than 8.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of topical issues, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Business Support Package 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 2 hours and 15 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.

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