Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move:

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

- Statements on the Housing Commission Report (resumed) (not to exceed 2 hrs and 25 mins)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Social Housing Tenant in-Situ Scheme, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be Statements on International Security and International Trade (not to exceed 3 hrs and 32 mins).

Thursday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Young Carers, selected by the Labour Party.

Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business:

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 extent that, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 34(1)—

(i) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the resumed Statements on the Housing Commission Report;

(ii) questions pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) to a Minister other than the Taoiseach shall not be taken; and

(iii) the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 39 which shall be taken on the conclusion of private members’ business;

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

3. the resumed Statements on the Housing Commission Report shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);

(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.

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	25	15	10	10	3
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	10	10	3	9	10
	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	NP/G
Mins	3	9	10	3	5

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) no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or private member's Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken;

(ii) private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 168(1) and Standing Order 176 shall be taken for 2 hours on the conclusion of the Statements on International Security and International Trade; and

(iii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members' business, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues; and

2. the Statements on International Security and International Trade shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);

(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.

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	35	25	15	15	5
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	15	15	5	12	15
	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	NP/G
Mins	5	12	15	5	8

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