Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. No. 1, a procedural motion to allow the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs more time to consider the motion on the Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2006. This motion will allow the committee to report back by 14 December, rather than 5 December as previously agreed, and is to be taken without debate. No. 2 is a motion to refer motion No. 19 on today's Order Paper to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food for consideration. This motion, which will be taken without debate, concerns the rates of disease levies applied to milk deliveries for processing and cattle slaughtered or exported and are paid by the farming community towards the cost of the eradication of TB and brucellosis in cattle. Under the terms of the recent partnership agreement, Towards 2016, it was agreed with the farming bodies, subject to receiving the requisite approvals, that a further reduction of 50% in the current levy rates was appropriate from 1 January 2007. No. 3 is a motion, to be taken without debate, which deals with the establishment today of the National Economic and Social Development Office, as provided for in legislation passed by the Oireachtas early this year — the draft Order states the establishment date will be 1 January 2007 and this is the preferred date and will facilitate accounting and administrative procedures. No. 4 is the Prison Bill 2006: Report Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 5 p.m. No. 5 is the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and remaining Stages, to be taken at 5 p.m. , and to conclude no later than 7 p.m.