Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, a motion, which was referred to the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business for consideration, which concerns an order which will come into effect on 1 May 2007 and will refine the class of media mergers which must be notified to the Competition Authority, and it will also revoke the Competition Act 2002 (section 18(5)) Order 2002 (SI No. 622 of 2002) which is in operation since 1 January 2003, to be taken without debate; No. 2, a motion, which was referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration, which relates to the Schengen Convention and provides for the elimination of border checks between participating states and for a number of law enforcement compensatory measures, following Government and Oireachtas approval, Ireland successfully applied to participate in certain aspects of the general Schengen Convention, including the Schengen Information System, through which relevant information is exchanged electronically via a central system, the proposed Council decision is part of a set of instruments to provide a legal basis for Schengen Information System II which is required to improve performance and to cater for new functions, to be taken without debate; No. 3, the Pharmacy Bill 2007 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 12.30 p.m.; No. 4, the Consumer Protection Bill 2007 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 12.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 1.00 p.m.