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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate)

- Motion re Consideration of Estimates by Committee (without debate)

- Planning and Development Bill 2023 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 3.04 p.m. and to adjourn after 4 hrs 15 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Special Education, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 - Motion for a Financial Resolution (without debate)

- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 2.49 p.m.)

- Planning and Development Bill 2023 (Report and Final Stages, resumed) (f not previously concluded, to conclude at midnight) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Nature Restoration Law, selected by the Regional Group.

Thursday's business shall be the Second Stage of the Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024 (if not previously concluded, to adjourn at 5.30 p.m.).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022.

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) Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) shall not be taken, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business;

(iii) the time allocated to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Planning and Development Bill 2023; and

(iv) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on the Planning and Development Bill 2023, with consequential effect on the commencement times for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Social Protection, and topical issues;

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

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Consideration of Estimates by Committee shall be taken without debate; and

4. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Planning and Development Bill 2023 shall commence no earlier than 3.04 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned after 4 hours and 15 minutes, 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) the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.;

(ii) 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

(iii) the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken as the last item of business; 2. the proceedings on the Motion for a Financial Resolution for the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 shall be taken without debate; and

3. the resumed proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Planning and Development Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at midnight 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 Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

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 adjournment of proceedings on Second Stage of the Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024, or where Second Stage of that Bill concludes within the allocated time, on the conclusion thereof; and

(ii) Thursday evening business, i.e., Second Stage of the Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022, may be taken earlier than 8.12 p.m., with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and 2. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at 5.30 p.m. and shall not be resumed on Thursday.

See this speech in context