Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No.1, a referral motion whereby No. 18 on the Order Paper is being referred without debate to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration, the subject matter of which item concerns a proposed Council Decision in respect of the Schengen Convention, which decision forms part of a set of instruments to provide a legal basis for Schengen information, SIS II, which is required to improve performance and to cater for new functions, the Schengen Agreement itself providing for the elimination of border checks between participating states and for a number of law enforcement compensatory measures, in certain aspects of which Ireland successfully applied to participate following Government and Oireachtas approval, and among which aspects is included the Schengen information system through which relevant information is exchanged electronically by a central system; No. 2, Medical Practitioners Bill 2007 — Second Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 6 p.m., with spokespersons to have 15 minutes, all other Senators ten minutes and the Minister to be called upon to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage; No. 3, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007 — Second Stage, to be taken at 6.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 8.30 p.m., with spokespersons to have ten minutes and all other Senators six minutes and the Minister to be called upon to reply no later than ten minutes before the conclusion of Second Stage; No. 4, Broadcasting(Amendment) Bill 2006 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 8.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 9 p.m.; and No. 5, Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken immediately on the conclusion of No. 4 or, if the latter has not concluded earlier, at 9 p.m. and to conclude no later than 9.30 p.m. There will be a sos from 6 p.m to 6.30 p.m.