Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, a referral motion whereby the subject matter of No. 13 on today's Order Paper is being referred to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for consideration. These regulations under sections 7 and 62 of the Waste Management Act 1996 will amend that Act to provide enabling legislation for the purposes of transposing into Irish law and implementing two EU directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment, the directives must be transposed into Irish law in advance of the commencement of the directive on 13 August next from which date producers of electrical and electronic equipment must finance the collection and recycling of this waste material, to be taken without debate; No. 2, a motion referred to the Joint Committee on Education and Science, which has completed its consideration, concerning the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse which was established in May 2000 for a period of two years and was subsequently extended in December 2001 for a period of three years until 23 May 2005. The chairperson of the commission wrote to the Minister seeking a further extension of the commission's term which was agreed by the Government, to be taken without debate; No. 3, Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000 — Committee and Remaining Stages to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 12 noon; No. 4, statements on suicide to be taken at 12 noon and to conclude not later than 3.00 p.m. with the contribution of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes, the Minister to be called on to reply not later than five minutes before the end of the statements; and the Landlord and Tenants (Ground Rents) Bill 2005 — All Stages, to be taken from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Second Stage of which spokespersons will have 12 minutes, and other Senators will have eight minutes, the Minister to be called upon to reply not later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage. The Landlord and Tenants (Ground Rents) Bill 2005 is urgent legislation which is being taken in the Dáil today and is expected to be concluded by 3.30 p.m. Should the Bill be passed by this House, an earlier signature motion will be required. There will be a sos from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. to allow for the passage of the Bill in the Dáil.