Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Motion re Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Motion re Referral to Committee of draft Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes; any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Student Fees, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Statements and Q&A post European Council meeting of 26th-27th June 2025 (not to exceed 1 hr 33.5 mins, followed by 20 mins Q&A and Ministerial response for 5 mins)

- Statements on All Island Strategic Rail Review recommendations (resumed) (to be taken no earlier than 4.10 p.m. and not to exceed 55 minutes)

- Mental Health Bill 2024 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 4.30 p.m. and to conclude within 90 minutes)

- Statute Law Revision Bill 2024 [Seanad] (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 30 minutes)

- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 (Amendments from the Seanad) (if not previously concluded, to conclude either at 8.05 p.m. or after 1 hour, whichever is the later)

- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 3 hours)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Transparency for Supermarket Profits, selected by Social Democrats.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Motion re Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(4)) Regulations 2025 (to conclude within 1 hour)

- Statements on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes)

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024, sponsored by Deputy Duncan Smith.

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 Planning and Development (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 Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Referral to Committee of draft Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and

4. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(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; Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday; 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 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 shall adjourn on the conclusion of the weekly division time;

(b) the Statements and Q&A post European Council meeting of 26th-27th June

2025, pursuant to Standing Order 133, shall be taken at the time when the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) would normally be taken, and on the conclusion of the Minister’s response to the statements, the sitting shall stand suspended either for one hour or until 4.10 p.m., whichever is the later; and

(c) 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 later than 8.45 p.m. and which shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025;

2. the Statements and Q&A post European Council meeting of 26th-27th June 2025, pursuant to Standing Order 133, shall not exceed 1 hour and 58.5 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, questions and answers shall be taken for 20 minutes;

(c) on the conclusion of the questions and answers, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and

(d) members may share time;

	Gov	SF	Lab	Gov	SF
Mins	15	10	5	9	3.5
	SD	Gov	SF	IPTG	Gov
Mins	5	8	3.5	5	8
	SF	ITG	Gov	OM
Mins	3.5	5	8	5

3. the resumed Statements on All Island Strategic Rail Review recommendations shall be taken no earlier than 4.10 p.m. and shall not exceed 55 minutes, and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(a) the speaking slots from the arrangements for the statements from Wednesday, 2nd July, 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;

4. the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages of the Mental Health Bill 2024 shall be taken no earlier than 4.30 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 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 Health;

5. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Statute Law Revision Bill 2024 [Seanad] shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 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 Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation;

6. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion either at 8.05 p.m. or after 1 hour, whichever is the later, and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Education and Youth; and

7. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours 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.

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 Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(4)) Regulations 2025 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

3. the Statements on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 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.

	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	OM
Mins	3	9	10	3	5

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