Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, or in yesterday’s Order of Business that -

(i) a Motion of Confidence in the Tánaiste shall be taken now, which shall be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours and 25 minutes, with the same speaking order and breakdown of time as contained in the table that applies to the resumed Budget debate this evening, followed by a 10-minute response by a Minister or Minister of State, and all members may share time;

(ii) the SOS shall be taken on the conclusion of the motion of confidence, and the order of business shall resume after the SOS with the Statements on Tillage; and

(iii) no deadlines shall be applied this week for any oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) that would have been taken on Thursday 23rd October, 2025.

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