Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re time limit for the Order of Business; No. 2, motion concerning US agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance, the approval of the adoption by Ireland of an EU Council decision establishing the Europol Police Office, EUROPOL, and the proposal for a framework decision on the recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences; and No. 3, statements on the economy.

It is proposed that No. 1 will be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business, No. 2 will be referred to the relevant committee, without debate, at the conclusion of No. 1, and No. 3 will be taken at the conclusion of No. 2, to conclude not later than 7 p.m, with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes, those of all other Senators not to exceed eight minutes, on which Senators may share time by agreement of the House, and the Minister to be called upon ten minutes prior to the conclusion of the debate to make final comments and take questions from spokespersons.