Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

-Motion re Withdrawal of Bills (to be taken without debate)

-Motion re Appointment of Cathaoirleach of Working Group of Committee Cathaoirligh (to be taken without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

-Statements on Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as an Economic Enabler in a Changing World (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Housing and Critical Infrastructure, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

-Statements on Driving Test Wait Times (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins)

-Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 (Committee Stage, resumed, Amendment No. 20) (to start no earlier than 4 p.m. and to conclude either at 9 p.m. or after 5 hours, whichever is the later)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Second Stage of the Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021, selected by the Independent and Parties Technical Group.

Thursday's business shall be Statements on the Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024, sponsored by Deputy Pa Daly.

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:

(a)the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; and

(b)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 Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as an Economic Enabler in a Changing World, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Health and topical issues;

2.the proceedings on the Motion re Withdrawal of Bills shall be taken without debate;

3.the proceedings on the Motion re Appointment of Cathaoirleach of Working Group of Committee Cathaoirligh shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and

4.the Statements on the Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as an Economic Enabler in a Changing World shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

	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 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.

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:

(a)the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.; and

(b)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 Committee Stage of the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024;

2.notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 177(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours;

3.the Statements on Driving Test Wait Times 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

4. the resumed Committee Stage of the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 shall be taken no earlier than 4 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion either at 9 p.m. or after five hours, whichever is the later, 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 Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

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 extent that topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on the Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2.the Statements on the Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan 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.

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