Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
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I move:

That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business:

(1) The Seanad shall meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, 11^thDecember, 2015 and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a)Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended;

(b)there shall be no Order of Business;

(c)the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this paragraph and, accordingly, no other business shall be taken unless the Seanad shall otherwise order on motion made by the Leader of the House or such other Senator as he may authorise in that behalf.

Schedule

Finance Bill 2015 – Report and Final Stages

Subject to the conclusion on 10^thDecember of Committee Stage, the proceedings on Report and Final Stages shall commence at 10 a.m. and shall be brought to a conclusion no later than 11:15 a.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to recommendations, include only those set down or accepted by the Government;

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015 –Second Stage

Subject to the passage by the Dáil of the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015, the contributions of group spokespersons on the debate on Second Stage, which shall commence on the conclusion of Report and Final Stages of the Finance Bill 2015 and conclude within two hours shall not exceed 8 minutes, the contribution of all other Senators shall not exceed 5 minutes and the Minister shall be called on to reply to the debate after not more than 115 minutes;

Prisons Bill 2015 – Committee and Remaining Stages

The proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall commence on the conclusion of Second Stage of the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015 and shall be brought to a conclusion within 45 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Government;

Courts Bill 2015 – Committee and Remaining Stages

The proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall be taken on the conclusion of the debate on Committee and Remaining Stages of the Prisons Bill 2015 and shall be brought to a conclusion within 45 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Government;

Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 – Committee Stage

The proceedings on Committee Stage shall be taken on conclusion of the debate on Committee and Remaining Stages of the Courts Bill 2015 and shall be adjourned no later than 5.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.”

(2) the Seanad shall meet at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 15^thDecember, 2015 and the Order of Business shall be proposed at 12.30 p.m.”