Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

10:30 am

Photo of Lisa ChambersLisa Chambers (Fianna Fail)
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I move:

(1) That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad on its rising on Wednesday, 8th March, 2023, shall adjourn until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 9th March, 2023, and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) Commencement matters shall be taken in accordance with Standing Order 29;

(b) Standing Order 30 shall stand suspended;

(c) there shall be no Order of Business;

(d) 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
Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023 [Dáil] – All Stages.

Subject to the passage by the Dáil of the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023[Dáil], the proceedings on Second Stage shall be taken at 10.30 a.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 75 minutes. The opening contribution of the Minister at the debate on Second Stage shall not exceed 8 minutes, the contribution of all Senators shall not exceed 5 minutes, and the Minister shall be given no less than 8 minutes to reply to the debate. Committee and Remaining Stages shall be taken immediately thereafter and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2 p.m. 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.

Motion regarding the Earlier Signature of the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023 [Dáil].

The motion regarding the Earlier Signature of the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023 [Dáil], shall be taken without debate on the conclusion of all Stages of the Bill. (2) The Seanad on its rising on Thursday, 9th March, 2023, shall adjourn until 12.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2023.

Question put and agreed to.

Cuireadh an Seanad ar fionraí ar 12.33 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 12.50 p.m.

Sitting suspended at 12.33 p.m. and resumed at 12.50 p.m.