It is proposed to take No. 19, motion re referral to joint committee for proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal under the Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam concerning an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway; No. 20, motion re referral to committee of removal of the reservation on Article 4.2.C of the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe; No. 21, motion re Standing Order 26 – Order of Business – Leaders' Questions; and No. 5, Social Welfare Bill, 2001 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 19 and 20 shall be decided without debate. It is also proposed that the proceedings on No. 21, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion within 60 minutes and that the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes, and Members may share time. Private Members' Business shall be No. 108, motion re road safety.