Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

It never happened to me in all my years in public life so I regret the Senator was absent when the Minister was present to take the Adjournment debate.

The Order of Business is No. 1, Defamation Bill 2006, Second Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 1.30 p.m. with the contributions of Senators not to exceed ten minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage; No. 2, statements on the implications for governance, accountability, discipline and training in the Garda Síochána arising from the findings and conclusions of a number of reports and the actions taken by the Government in response to those matters of serious public concern, to be taken at 2 p.m. and to conclude no later than 4.30 p.m. with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 12 minutes, those of other Members not to exceed eight minutes and Members may share time, and the Minister to be called on to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of the statements. No. 3, Registration of Wills Bill 2005 — Committee and Remaining Stages will be taken from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.; No. 4, Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, will be taken at 7 p.m., and as all Stages of this Bill, which comprises approximately two lines, are being taken it is proposed that Second Stage conclude no later than 7.50 p.m., with spokespersons having seven minutes, other Senators four minutes each and the Minister to be called on to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage. On the conclusion of Second Stage, Committee and Remaining Stages will be taken. There will be a sos from 1.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.