Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move:

Announcement of Business for the Week:

Tuesday's business shall be:

-Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

-Motion re Sittings and Business of the Dáil (without debate)

-Joint Motion re the Global Sumud Flotilla (to conclude within 60 mins)

-Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn after 3 hours and 24 minutes)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be Motion re Insurance Costs, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

-Statements on the Situation in Gaza (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes)

-Statements on the Positive Effect on the Sporting Landscape through the Use of the Sports Capital Programme, Large Scale Sporting Infrastructure Fund and the Major Events Programme (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes)

-Motion re Ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (to be taken no earlier than 7 p.m. and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

Wednesday’s private members' business shall be the Motion re Abolition of Carer’s Allowance Means Test, selected by the Social Democrats.

Thursday's business shall be Statements on the Community Pharmacy Agreement (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023, sponsored by Deputy Rory Hearne.

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)Government business shall commence on the conclusion of the Joint Motion re the Global Sumud Flotilla; and

(c)private members' business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on Second Stage of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, or where those proceedings conclude within the available time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement times for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Transport, and topical issues;

2.the proceedings on the Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

3.the proceedings on the Motion re Sittings and Business of the Dáil shall be decided without debate;

4.the proceedings on the Joint Motion re the Global Sumud Flotilla shall be taken on the conclusion of Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) and 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

5.in relation to the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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 Tuesday.

	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)in the event that the Statements on the Positive Effect on the Sporting Landscape through the Use of the Sports Capital Programme, Large Scale Sporting Infrastructure Fund and the Major Events Programme conclude before 7 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 7 p.m.;

(b)any motions to be taken without debate shall be taken on the conclusion of Statements on the Positive Effect on the Sporting Landscape through the Use of the Sports Capital Programme, Large Scale Sporting Infrastructure Fund and the Major Events Programme, or at 7 p.m., whichever is the later; and

(c)the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Motion re Ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2.the Statements on the Situation in Gaza 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

3.the Statements on the Positive Effect on the Sporting Landscape through the Use of the Sports Capital Programme, Large Scale Sporting Infrastructure Fund and the Major Events Programme 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	OM
Mins	3	9	10	3	5

4.the proceedings on the Motion re Ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately.

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 Community Pharmacy Agreement, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2.the Statements on the Community Pharmacy Agreement 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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