It is proposed to take No.14, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system; No. a22, statements on the nurses dispute — on the Supplementary Order Paper; No. 1, Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Bill 2006 — amendments from the Seanad; No. 22, National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 23, Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 2, Building Control Bill 2005 — amendments from the Seanad; and No. 24, Statute Law Revision Bill 2007 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 12 midnight; (2) No. 14 shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. a22 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time, and which shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (4) the proceedings on No. 1 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; (5) Report and Final Stages of No. 22 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.50 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 Minister for Finance; (6) the Report and Final Stages of No. 23 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.50 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 Minister for Defence; (7) the proceedings on No. 2 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and (8) Report and Final Stages of No. 24 shall be taken tonight and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 12 midnight 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 Taoiseach. Private Members’ business shall be No. 71, motion re Kyoto Protocol, Ireland’s energy supply and green procurement.