Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Order of Business today is No. 1, motion regarding the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Wednesday, 8 February, 2023, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the Nineteenth Report of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight on the amendment of Standing Orders 19 and 65 and the temporary amendment of Standing Order 22, to be taken on conclusion of No. 1 without debate; No. 3, motion regarding the establishment of the special committee on assisted dying, to be taken on conclusion of No. 2 without debate; No. 4, motion regarding the appointment of an ordinary member to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, to be taken on conclusion of No. 3 without debate; and No. 5, the Family Courts Bill 2022 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to conclude at 1.15 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and time may be shared and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate.

Senators will note that today's sitting is to adjourn at 1.15 p.m. to facilitate Senators' attendance at the address by Ms Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, to a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas in the Dáil Chamber at 2 p.m. The purpose of today's sitting is to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland's accession to the European Union and to further the relationship between Ireland and the European Parliament.