Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:-- Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates [Votes 11 to 19, 23, 24, 26 to 30, 32 to 34, 39, 42 and 43] (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2025 - Financial Resolution (without debate)

- Motion re Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection (without debate)

- Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude after 3 hours and 34 minutes)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be Motion re Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025 - Financial Resolution (without debate)

- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second and remaining Stages) (Second Stage to conclude after 3 hours and 34 minutes and any division claimed to be taken immediately; Committee and remaining Stages to conclude within 60 minutes)

- Mental Health Bill 2024 (Committee Stage, resumed, section 43) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 9 p.m. or after 2 hours and 30 minutes, whichever is the later)

Wednesday’s private members' business shall be the Motion re Public Transport Experience, selected by the Independent and Parties Technical Group.

Thursday's business shall be Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn after 3 hours and 24 minutes).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022, sponsored by Deputy Darren O’Rourke.

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.;

(b) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for private members' business, which may be taken later than 6.12 p.m.; and

(c) private members’ time shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Second Stage of the Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates [Votes 11 to 19, 23, 24, 26 to 30, 32 to 34, 39, 42 and 43] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

3. the proceedings on the Motion for a Financial Resolution relating to the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2025 shall be taken without debate;

4. the proceedings on the Motion re Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate; and

5. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);

(b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and

(c) members may share time.

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	20	20	20	12	4
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	20	12	4	20	12
	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	OM
Mins	4	20	12	4	20

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 is modified to the following extent:

(a) the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of the weekly division time; and

(b) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the weekly division time, which may be taken on the adjournment of the resumed proceedings on the Mental Health Bill 2024: Provided that where the proceedings on that Bill conclude within the allotted time, 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 for a Financial Resolution relating to the Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall be taken without debate;

3. in relation to the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, the following arrangements shall apply:

(a) the proceedings on Second Stage shall be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);

(ii) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion;

(iii) members may share time; and

(iv) any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately; and

(b) the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages shall be taken on the conclusion of the Second Stage, and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes 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 for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	20	20	20	12	4
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	20	12	4	20	12
	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	OM
Mins	4	20	12	4	20

4. the resumed proceedings on Committee Stage of the Mental Health Bill 2024 shall be taken on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025 and, if not previously concluded, shall be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 9 p.m., or after 2 hours and 30 minutes, 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 adjournment of proceedings on Second Stage of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025, or where those proceedings conclude within the allotted time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. in relation to the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025, the following arrangements shall apply:

(a) subject to subparagraph (ii), the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned after 3 hours and 24 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);

(ii) where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

(iii) members may share time; and (b) the proceedings shall not be resumed on Thursday.

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	20	20	20	12	4
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	20	12	4	20	12
	SF	ITG	Gov	SF	OM
Mins	4	20	12	4	20

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