It is proposed to take No. 7, motion re Bovine Diseases (Levies) Regulations, 1998; No. a21 on a Supplementary Order Paper, Investor Compensation Bill, 1998 [Seanad] — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 21, Parental Leave Bill, 1998 [Seanad] — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 3, Defence (Amendment) Bill, 1998 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.
It is also 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 12.00 midnight; (2) pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), and in the case of the proposed meeting of the Select Committee on Enterprise and Small Business to consider the Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Bill, 1998 today, the Dáil shall waive its instruction that not more than two select committees shall meet to consider a Bill on any given day; (3) the proceedings on No. 7, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 75 minutes and the contributions shall be as follows: (i) the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and the speeches of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of the main spokespersons for the Democratic Left Party and the Green Party 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 ten minutes; (4) the Report and Final Stages of No. a21 on a Supplementary Order Paper shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 9.00 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 Finance; (5) the Report and Final Stages of No. 21 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, 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; and (6) the Second Stage of No. 3 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall brought to a conclusion at 12.00 midnight.
Private Members' Business shall be No. 35, Broadcasting and other Media (Public Right of Access and Diversity of Ownership) Bill, 1998 — Second Stage (Resumed).