Dáil debates
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
3:15 pm
Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
I move:
Wednesday’s business shall be:
-Motion re First Report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Cathaoirligh (any division claimed to be taken immediately)
-Motion re Appointment of Ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (any division claimed to be taken immediately)
-Motion re Dissolution of Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny)
-Statements to mark Europe Day (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins)
-Statements on the Farrelly Commission Report (resumed) (not to exceed remaining time)
Wednesday's private members' business shall be Motion re Childcare, selected by Sinn Féin.
Thursday's business shall be the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 60 minutes).
Thursday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Parental Choice in Education, selected by the Social Democrats.
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)¯
(a)the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.;
(b)the only Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(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 Government business;
(c)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 the Farrelly Report;
(d)Parliamentary Questions to a Minister other than the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken; and
(e)topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members’ business;
2.the proceedings on the Motion re First Report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Cathaoirligh shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;
3.the proceedings on the Motion re Appointment of Ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;
4.the proceedings on the Motion re Dissolution of Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny) shall be taken without debate;
5.the Statements to mark Europe Day shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:
(a)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);
(b)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
(c)members may share time; and
| 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 |
(a) the speaking slots from the arrangements for the statements from Thursday, 1st May, 2025, shall be continued from the point at which they were adjourned;
(b) 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
(c) members may share time.
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:
(a) no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or private member's Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken;
(b) the Questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) which were to be taken on Thursday, 10th April, 2025, shall be taken immediately following the SOS, without any change to the allocation of priority Questions to the Tánaiste and not otherwise affecting the current sequence of Ministers or rota for priority Questions as ordered by the House;
(c) private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 168(1) and Standing Order 176 shall be taken for 2 hours on the conclusion of the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021; and
(d) 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 proceedings on the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 shall be taken no earlier than 3.30 p.m. and, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:
(a) 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 non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total; and
‒ a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and
(b) members may share time.
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