The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 30, motion re protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks; No. 31, motion re Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) Regulations, 2001 – draft; No.31a, Waste Management (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Financial Resolution; No. 31b, motion re report of Committee on Procedure and Privileges concerning the proceedings of the sub-committee on the Abbeylara incident; No. 1, Waste Management (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Second Stage (resumed); No. 2, Mental Health Bill, 1999 – amendments from the Seanad; No. 58, Standards in Public Office Bill, 2000 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything 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 p.m., the sitting shall be suspended from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; (2) Nos. 30, 31, 31a and 31b, shall be decided without debate; (3) the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 1, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m.; (4) the proceedings on No. 2 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.50 p.m. and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health and Children; (5) Report and Final Stages of No. 58, shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10 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 Finance; (6) the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 3 p.m., there shall be no Order of Business, that is, within the meaning of Standing Order 26(2) and (3)) and, accordingly, the following business shall be transacted in the following order: No. 58a, Dormant Accounts Bill, 2001 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 58b, Agriculture Appeals Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; (7) Report and Final Stages of No. 58a shall be taken tomorrow and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1 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 Finance; and (8) Report and Final Stages of No. 58b shall be taken tomorrow and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3 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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.