It is proposed to take No. 5, motion re Membership of Joint Houses Services Committee; No. 6, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimate [Vote 3] and subject to the agreement of No. 6 to take Supplementary Estimate [Vote 3]; No. 7, motion re Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) Order, 1997; and No. 8, motion re Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) Nos. 5 and 6 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded on No. 6 shall be taken forthwith; (2) subject to the agreement of No. 6 the following arrangements shall apply in relation to Supplementary Estimate [Vote 3]: (i) the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion today after one hour and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith; (ii) the statement of the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party and of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 10 minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; (iv) the Taoiseach shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; (3) the proceedings on No. 7, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion today after 90 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 10 minutes in each case; (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 5 minutes; (4) the proceedings on No. 8, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party and of each other Member shall not exceed 10 minutes in each case; (ii) Members may share time; and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 5 minutes; (5) there will be no Private Members' Business this week.