It is proposed to take No. 26 — Prompt Payment of Accounts Bill, 1997, Second Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages; No. 9 — Motion re. Approval of Dispatch of Irish Contingent to participate in the UN Authorised Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina; No. 10 — Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992 (Assignment of Function) Order, 1997; No. 2 — Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Bill, 1997 — Committee and Remaining Stages.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 12 midnight; the resumed Second Stage and Remaining Stages of No. 26 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 1.15 p.m. today by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Bill, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Enterprise and Employment; the proceedings on No. 9, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 5.45 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: 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 20 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 ten minutes; the proceedings on No. 10, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 6.45 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: the opening 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; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and the Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 2 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 11.45 p.m. tonight 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 Health.
Private Members' Business shall be No. 59, motion No. 23 re. legal action brought by the late Mrs. Brigid McCole (resumed).