Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business today is No. 1, motion to refer to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service the subject matter of No. 15 on today's Order Paper concerning the draft Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour, the purpose of which is to draw together the various existing rules governing the behaviour of civil servants and address other issues which have come to the fore in more recent years, and which have not been the subject of specific instructions, to be taken without debate; No. 2, statements on the recently published national standards for foster care, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 1 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes and on which Members may share time; No. 3, statements on Northern Ireland, to be taken at 2 p.m. and to conclude not later than 4 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes. It was put to me that all speakers should have ten minutes and they may share time if they so wish. There will be a sos from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.