Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, which is a referral motion whereby the subject matter of No. 13 on today's Order Paper is being referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, concerning the licence fees to be payable in respect of salmon, eel and oyster commercial fishing licences and salmon, eel, mollusc and shellfish dealers' licences issued or renewed for the period commencing on or after 1 January 2004, to be taken without debate; No. 2, the Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 11.45 a.m; No. 3, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Powers and Functions) Bill 2003 – Second Stage, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to conclude not later than 2 p.m, with the contributions of spokespersons on Second Stage not to exceed 15 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes, Senators may share time and the Minister is to be called upon to reply not later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage; and No. 17, motion No. 26, to be taken from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be an extended sos today because of the Budget Statement.