It is proposed to take No. 1, the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998 — amendments from the Seanad; No. 23, the Criminal Justice (No. 2) Bill, 1997, [Seanad] — Second Stage (Resumed); No. 23a., the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Bill, 1998 [Seanad] — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 22, the Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Bill, 1998 — Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 7a. Motion re Terms of Reference for the Flood Tribunal; and No. 3, the Defence (Amendment) Bill, 1998 — Committee and Remaining Stages.
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 midnight.
2. The proceedings on No. 1, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair.
3. The proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 23, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 12.30 p.m. today.
4. The Report and Final Stages of No. 23a. shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m. today 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 the Environment and Local Government.
5. The Report and Final Stages of No. 22 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. today 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 and Children.
6. The proceedings on No. 7a., if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply:
(i) The opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and the speeches of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party, the Democratic Left Party and the Green Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case.
(ii) The speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 20 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 10 minutes; and
7. The proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of No. 3, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 12 midnight 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 Defence.
Private Members' Business shall be No. 35, Broadcasting and other Media (Public Right of Access and Diversity of Ownership) Bill, 1998, Second Stage (Resumed).