It is proposed to take No. a1 — Report of the Committee of Selection; No. 8 — Motion to approve the despatch of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force to Eastern Zaire; No. 9 — Motion to approve the terms of Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; No. 16 — Universities Bill, 1996 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 17 — Organisation of Working Time Bill, 1996 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 2 — Litter Pollution Bill, 1996 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 15b— Statements on Northern Ireland shall be taken following the announcement of matters on the Adjournment under Standing Order 21 and the order shall resume thereafter.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the sitting shall be suspended today from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.; (2) No. a1 shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. 8, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 12.30 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fianna Fáil Party and the Progressive Democrats Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. (4) No. 15b shall be confined to the Taoiseach, to the main spokespersons for the Fianna Fáil Party and the Progressive Democrats Party; and shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (5) The proceedings on No. 9 shall be brought to a conclusion within one hour and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speech of a Minister or Minister of State; of the main spokespersons for the Fianna Fáil Party and the Progressive Democrats Party and of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (ii) Members may share time; and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (6) Private Members' Business — Motion No. 18 re Remedial Teachers — shall also be taken tomorrow between 12.00 noon and 1.30 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m.