Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re times for Order of Business, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re extension of specified period for the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 and to conclude within 30 minutes, if not previously concluded, with spokespersons having five minutes and the Minister to be called upon five minutes before the end of the debate for concluding comments; and No. 3, statements on the economy, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 2 but not later than 4.40 p.m. and to conclude not later than 7.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, with spokespersons having 15 minutes, all other Senators eight minutes, and on which Senators may share time.

I inform the House that emergency legislation is before the Dáil and that it will be necessary for me to return to the Seanad later this evening to amend the Order of Business to take this legislation, the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2009. A Supplementary Order Paper will be issued later.