Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Thursday, 8 December 2022, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion regarding the arrangements for the ceremonial sitting on Monday, 12 December to commemorate the centenary of the first sitting Seanad Éireann and the arrangement for the sittings of the House on Tuesday and Wednesday, 13 and 14 December, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, motion regarding the proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of the Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions — Energy Efficiency) Order 2022, back from committee, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of No. 2; No. 4, motion regarding the terms of reference of the Seanad Select Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of No. 3; expressions of sympathy on the death of former Senator Terry Brennan shall be taken at 12.45 p.m.; No. 5, Finance Bill 2022 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 2.30 p.m., and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion by 6 p.m. by the putting of one question from the Chair which shall, in relation to recommendations, include only those set down or accepted by Government; No. 6, Social Welfare Bill 2022 – Second Stage, to be taken at 6.15 p.m. and to conclude at 8 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, those of all other Senators not to exceed four minutes, and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 127, motion 6, Private Members’ business, motion regarding childcare, to be taken at 8 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 6, whichever is the later, with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed two hours.