Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral of Government Bills to Select Committees (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Statements on Housing (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be Motion re Urgent action on Vacant Council Housing, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Recommendation for a European Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan (to conclude within 1 hour and 50 minutes)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland, and the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (to conclude within 1 hour)

- Mental Health Bill 2024 (Committee Stage) (to commence no earlier than 5 p.m. and, if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 9 p.m. or after 4 hours, whichever is the later)

Wednesday’s private members' business shall be the Motion re Ending the Central Bank’s facilitation of the sale of Israel Bonds, selected by the Social Democrats.Thursday's business shall be Statements on Fisheries (not to exceed 2 hrs and 25 mins).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025, sponsored by Deputy Ruth Coppinger.

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 the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business; and

(b) private members’ time may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Housing, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Referral of Government Bills to Select Committees shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and

3. the Statements on Housing shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 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.

	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	OM
Mins	5	12	15	5	8

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that:

1. the ordinary routine of business as set out 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 the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business;

(b) in the event that the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland, and the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Organization for Nuclear Research concludes before 5 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 5 p.m. when the order of business shall resume with Committee Stage of the Mental Health Bill 2024; and

(c) the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m., and shall be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on the Mental Health Bill 2024, save where the proceedings on that Bill conclude within the allotted time, in which case the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Recommendation for a European Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 1 hour and 50 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 – 15 minutes per party or group;

- speeches by Other Members – 15 minutes in total; and

- a speech in response by the Minister – 10 minutes; and

(b) members may share time;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland, and the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Organization for Nuclear Research shall, 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 Other Members – 7.5 minutes in total; and

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

(b) members may share time; and

4. the proceedings on Committee Stage of the Mental Health Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 9 p.m. or after 4 hours, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Wednesday.

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 Fisheries, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Fisheries 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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