It is proposed to take No. 8a, motion re referral of Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Bill, 1997, to Select Committee; No. 8, motion re draft agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom on the winding up of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust; No. 13, Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance (resumed); No. 1, Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill, 1997 — Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages shall be taken on the conclusion of Private Members' Business and the Order shall not resume thereafter.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m.; Nos. 8a and 8 shall be decided without debate; the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on Second Stage, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after one hour and the contributions shall be as follows: (a) the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State or of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (b) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes in each case; (c) Members may share time; and (d) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (ii) the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 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 Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Private Members' Business shall be No. 23, motion re Irish Rail service (resumed).