The Order of Business today shall be No. 19a– Motion re: Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions; No. 20 – Motion re: Sale of ICC Bank; No. 48 – Broadcasting Bill, 1999 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 49 – Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill, 2000 [Seanad] – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 1 – Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2000 [Seanad] – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 50 – Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2000 – Second Stage (resumed); and No. 45 Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2000] (Motion 4, resumed).
It is proposed, notwithstanding in Standing Orders that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.00 p.m., the sitting shall be suspended from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. and the Dáil shall also sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and adjourn not later than 4.45 p.m.; (2) No. 19a shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on No. 20, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes and shall be confined to a speech not exceeding 15 minutes by each of the following Members, who may share time: a Minister and Minister of State and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party; (4) the Report and Final Stages of No. 48 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 p.m. by one question which will be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; (5) the Report and Final Stages of No. 49 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes 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 Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; (6) the Report and Final Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m. 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 Marine and Natural Resources; (7) the Second Stage of No. 50 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 9.30 p.m.