Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on smarter travel, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed six minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed four minutes and the Minister to be called upon to reply to the debate not later than 12.50 p.m.

Following on from a number of requests last week, on 9 October the House will debate the small and medium-sized enterprise, SME, sector with the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, in advance of SME week. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, will attend the House on Tuesday, 6 November for a further debate on jobs and enterprise. Both debates will be important and have been requested by several Members for some time.