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

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (without debate)

- Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024 (without debate, and any division claimed to be taken on Wednesday immediately following the Motion re Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, but no earlier than 6 p.m.)

- Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 20 to 22, 24 to 26, 29, 32, 34, 37, 38 and 40] (without debate)

- Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (no. XX) (Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations 2024 (without debate) - Statements re Child Protection (not to exceed 1 hour and 42 minutes)

- Social Welfare Bill 2024 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 1 hour and 57 minutes and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Disability Services, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Section 11) Order 2024 (without debate)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Sligo County Council) Order 2024 (without debate)

- Finance Bill 2024 (Second Stage) (to conclude after the first round)

- Motion re Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 57 minutes)

- Social Welfare Bill 2024 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to commence no earlier than 6 p.m. and to conclude within 60 minutes)

- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to conclude within 2 hours and 30 minutes)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Vat Rate for the Hospitality Sector, selected by the Independent Group. Thursday's business shall be Second Stage of the Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad] (to adjourn either at 6 p.m. or after 4 hours and 16 minutes, whichever is the later, and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday 23rd October, 2024).

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying”.

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 that business, 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 the Environment, Climate and Communications, and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority shall be taken without debate;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024 shall be taken without debate, and any division claimed thereon shall be taken on the conclusion of the Motion re Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 on Wednesday, but in any event, no earlier than 6 p.m.;

4. the proceedings on the Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates [Votes 20 to 22, 24 to 26, 29, 32, 34, 37, 38 and 40] shall be taken without debate;

5. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (no. XX) (Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations 2024 shall be taken without debate;

6. the Statements re Child Protection shall not exceed 1 hour and 42 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 - 20 minutes;

- statement by representative of Sinn Féin - 20 minutes;

- statements by 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; and

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

(ii) members may share time; and

7. in relation to the proceedings on Second Stage of the Social Welfare Bill 2024:

(i) the first speaking round shall be in accordance with the arrangements agreed by¯

(a) the Order of the Dáil of 30^th July, 2020, for Second Stage, save that the times shall be halved in each case, and

(b) the Resolution of the Dáil of 20^th September, 2023, in relation to 2 minutes for non-aligned members; and

(ii) on the conclusion of the first speaking round, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday, but not before 6 p.m.

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) the only Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) which may be answered shall be those under the aegis of the Government Chief Whip, with consequential effect on the time for commencement of the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1), and on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business; and

(iii) the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Section 11) Order 2024 shall be taken without debate;

3. the proceedings on Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Sligo County Council) Order 2024 shall be taken without debate;

4. in relation to the proceedings on Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2024, on the conclusion of the first speaking round in accordance with the arrangements agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30^th July, 2020, for Second Stage and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20^th September, 2023, providing for two minutes for non-aligned members, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply, which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion;

5. the proceedings on the Motion re Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 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;

6. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Social Welfare Bill 2024 shall be taken no earlier than 6 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 1 hour 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 Social Protection; and

7. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours and 30 minutes, and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice. 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 pursuant to Standing Order 37 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 Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad], or where those proceedings conclude within the allocated time, on the conclusion thereof; and

(ii) the proceedings on the Motion re Report entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying" 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;

2. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad] shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6 p.m. or after 4 hours and 16 minutes, whichever is the later, and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday 23rd October, 2024; and

3. notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 10^th September, 2020, the arrangements for the proceedings on the Motion re Report entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying" shall be as provided for in Standing Order 102(4), save that the concluding response by a Minister or Minister of State shall not exceed 5 minutes.

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