Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding Orders of Reference of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding pre-legislative consideration of Government Bills, to be taken on conclusion of No. 1, without debate; No. 3, the 13th report of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight on the amendment of Standing Order 78, to be taken on conclusion of No. 2, without debate; No. 4, motion regarding the establishment of a special committee on gender equality, to be taken on conclusion of No. 3, without debate; No. 5, motion regarding the appointment of the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner - referral to committee - to be taken on conclusion of No. 4, without debate; No. 6, motion regarding the Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021 - back from committee – to be taken on conclusion of No. 5, without debate; No. 7, motion regarding the Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021, back from committee, to be taken on conclusion of No. 6, without debate; No. 8, Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 - Second Stage to be taken at 1 p.m., and to conclude no later than 3 p.m., with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; No. 9, statements on Covid-19 and the new measures, from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to be taken at 3.30 p.m., to conclude no later than 5.30 p.m., with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; No. 10, Finance Bill 2021 - Second Stage, to be taken at 5.40 p.m., to conclude no later than 7.40 p.m., with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 97(3), the Seanad administrative panel debate, motion regarding maternity and paternity leave for county and city councillors, to be taken at 8 p.m., with the time allocated to the debate not to exceed two hours.