Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Before I announce the Order of Business, I propose to take tributes to the late Séamus Brennan before No. 1, with three minutes for leaders and constituency colleagues. The Order of Business is No. 1, motion on the conduct of defence of legal proceedings on behalf of named Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; and No. 2, statements on agriculture, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to conclude not later than 7 p.m., with spokespersons having ten minutes and all other Senators, seven minutes, Senators may share time by agreement of the House, and the Minister to be called upon ten minutes from the end of the debate for concluding comments and to take questions from spokespersons or leaders.