It is proposed to take No. 14, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Fisheries (Miscellaneous Commercial Licences) (Alteration Duties) Order 2004, back from committee; No. 14a, motion re establishment of a commission of investigation — Dublin-Monaghan bombings; No. 5, Appropriation Bill 2004 — Order for Second Stage and Second and Subsequent Stages; No. 22, statements on Northern Ireland; and No. a1, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Second and Subsequent Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 14, 14a and 5 shall be decided without debate, and in the case of No. 5, Second and Subsequent Stages shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance; the proceedings on No. 22 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements of the Taoiseach and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; (ii) the statements by a spokesperson from each of the groups, who shall be called upon in the following sequence, shall not exceed 20 minutes in total — Government, five minutes; Fine Gael, five minutes; Labour, five minutes; and Technical Group, five minutes; (iii) members may share time; and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply. which shall not exceed 20 minutes; the suspension of the sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place on the conclusion of No. 22 until 2.30 p.m. and the sitting shall also be suspended for 30 minutes following the announcement of matters under Standing Order 21; and the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. a1: (i) the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.30 p.m. tonight; the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the speech of each other member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (ii) the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in regard to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Private Members’ Business shall be No. 45, motion re An Post, resumed, to conclude at 8.30 p.m.