Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Tomorrow, following Commencement matters and the Order of Business, business will start at 12.45 p.m. with no times set out for the rest of the week. On Thursday, we start at 11.30 a.m. after the Order of Business, and we have no idea when any debate will take place. On Friday, we have a 10 a.m. start and there are another four or five items to be debated. That is not acceptable. The Leader will have dealt with the various Ministers and he knows the times they are available. Why can he not publish those times, not only for Members of the Seanad but also for members of the public who want to come in here during debates or watch them on Oireachtas TV? This is unacceptable.

I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business that the Order of Business show the times at which each debate will start for the entire week. I am formally proposing that amendment unless the Leader chooses in his reply to agree to set out timings for the week.