Seanad debates

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

10:00 am

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Fine Gael)
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I move:

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

The Seanad shall meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, 8th December, 2022, 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 she may authorise in that behalf."

Schedule

Statements on COP 27.

Statements on COP 27 shall be taken at 9 a.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 a.m., with the opening statement of the Minister not to exceed 10 minutes, the contribution of all Senators not to exceed 6 minutes and the Minister to be given no less than 10 minutes to reply to the debate.

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 – Committee and Remaining Stages.

The proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall be taken at 10.30 a.m.

Amendment put:

The Seanad divided: Tá, 31; Níl, 8.



Tellers: Tá, Senators Seán Kyne and Robbie Gallagher; Níl, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Frances Black..

Amendment declared carried.