Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 2, a motion re the Order of Business times, to be taken without date at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 3, a motion re the Joint Committee on European Affairs, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 2; and No. 4, statements on the Lisbon reform treaty, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 3 and to conclude not later than 5.30 p.m., in which spokespersons and party leaders may speak for 12 minutes and all other Senators eight minutes and in respect of which Members may, with the agreement of the House share time, the Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs to be called upon ten minutes from the end of the debate to respond to comments and questions from spokespersons.