Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Thornton prison; No. 2, motion re the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2008; No. 3, four motions back from committee; No. 7, statements on Report of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny and No. 8, the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006, Report and Final Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 7.

It is proposed, in regard to No. 1, motion re Thornton prison, that as the joint committee has not completed its considerations on the matter, this be extended to 17 June; No. 2, motion re Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2008 be referred to committee, without debate, at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 3, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of a Council Decision on the improvement of co-operation between special intervention units of the member states of the European Union in crisis situations, a proposal for a Council Framework Decision on taking account of convictions in the member states of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings, a draft Council Decision on the stepping up of cross-border co-operation, and a proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data, back from committee, be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 2; No. 7, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny, entitled Special Report on the Enhanced Role for National Parliaments in the Lisbon Reform Treaty, be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 12.40 p.m. — spokespersons may speak for seven minutes, all other Senators for five minutes and Senators may share time with the agreement of the House, and the Minister will be called on ten minutes from the end of the debate for concluding comments and to take questions from spokespersons; and No. 8, the Civil Law (Miscellaneous) Provisions Bill 2006, Report and Final Stages to be taken at the conclusion of No. 7.