Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business today is No. 1, report of the Joint Committee on The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Bill 2002, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders relative to Private Business, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and conclude not later than 1.15 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, the Minister to be called on to reply not later than 15 minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage at approximately 1 p.m.; No. 3, Local Government Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and conclude not later than 2 p.m. – this is a technical drafting amendment regarding the collective citation of the Bill which will become the Local Government (No. 2) Act when passed, although published as the Local Government (No. 1) Bill, because the Local Government (No. 2) Bill was passed and enacted first; No. 4, Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003 – Committee Stage, to be taken from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and, if not previously concluded, to resume at 8 p.m. at the conclusion of Private Members' Business and conclude not later than 10 p.m.; and No. 12, motion No. 31, to be taken from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a sos from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.