The Order of Business today shall be as follows: motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposal to approve terms of Memorandum of Understanding for a Framework of Co-operation between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the State of Israel; motion re Referral to Joint Committee of FOI Civil Service Users' Network Report and proposal to approve draft FOI regulations; Planning and Development Bill, 1999 [Seanad] – Second Stage (resumed); and Statements on the White Paper “Ensuring the Future – A Strategy for Rural Development in Ireland”, to be taken not later than immediately following the announcement of matters on the Adjournment under Standing Order 21 and the order shall not resume thereafter.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 17 and 18 shall be decided without debate and the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 44: the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael and Labour Parties shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the statement of each other Member shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and Members may share time.