Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move:

Tuesday’s business shall be:- Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] (any division demanded shall be taken immediately)

- Motion re Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle (any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] (to be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and to be moved together and decided by one question)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Support Householders, Businesses and Farmers affected by Storm Éowyn in a fair, equitable and timely manner, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity (to adjourn after 2 hours)

- Financial Motion by the Minister for Finance (to conclude within 60 mins and any division demanded to be taken immediately)

- Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to commence no earlier than 5 p.m. and to adjourn either at 9 p.m. or after 3 hours, whichever is the later)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, selected by the Independent and Parties Technical Group.

Thursday’s business shall be Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity (resumed) (not to exceed 1 hour and 32 minutes).

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 10.48 p.m.;

(ii) the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business;

(iii) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of Government business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; and

(iv) topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 39 shall not be taken and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] shall be taken without debate, and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

3. the Motion re Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle shall not exceed 2 hours and 27 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) the arrangements for the speeches, 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 speeches, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes;

(iii) members may share time; and

(iv) any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

-	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF	SD	Gov	SF
Mins	25	15	10	13	3	10	13	3
-	IPTG	Gov	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	Other Members	Total
Mins	9	13	3	9	13	3	5	147

4. the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the proceedings on the Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46]:

(a) the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes;

(b) the motions shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair; and

(c) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:-

‒ opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes;

‒ speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group, and Independent Technical Group – 7.5 minutes per party or group;

‒ speeches by Other Members – 7.5 minutes; and

‒ a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(d) members may share time.

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