Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive. No. 1 is a referral motion whereby the subject matter of motion No. 15 on today's Order Paper is being referred to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration. The proposal relates to the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. At present, the Community enjoys observer status in the organisation and the formalisation of the relationship between the Community and the conference is seen as being desirable. This motion will be taken without debate. No. 2 is a referral motion whereby the subject matter of motions Nos. 17, 18 and 19 on today's Order Paper are being referred to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration. Motion No. 17 concerns a proposed regulation to transform the current Rome Convention, which is an intergovernmental agreement, into a Community instrument and to modernise certain aspects of it. Motion No. 18 concerns a proposal which seeks to enable a maintenance creditor to obtain easily, quickly and generally free of charge an order capable of circulation and enforcement without obstacles in the European Union area of justice, enabling regular payments of the amount due. Motion No. 19 relates to the proposed Council decision annexed to the communication 2005/648 proposal that measures relating to maintenance matters be adopted by co-decision of Council and European Parliament instead of by Council in consultation with the Parliament. This item will be taken without debate. No. 3 is the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006 — all Stages 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 on Second Stage not to exceed ten minutes, those of other Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to reply not later than five minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage. No. 5 is the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 — Report and Final Stages to be taken at 1 p.m. and to conclude not later than 1.30 p.m.