Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on planning and related issues (resumed), to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 5 p.m.; and No. 22, motion 25, to be taken from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. As regards No. 1, Senators will have ten minutes each and may share time. Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, Members who contributed previously to the debate may contribute again, that is up to a Senator's party whip. The Minister shall be called on to reply not later than ten minutes before the conclusion of the statements. If it seems that Senators who wish to contribute to the debate will not be able to because of time constraints, the Minister will not reply because the debate will be resumed. We will monitor the situation as the debate progresses. It seems from the interest in this matter that we may need to resume the debate another day, in which case the Minister will not reply today.