The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 19, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal regarding section 17A of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966, back from Committee; No. 20, motion re referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal to the Treaty of Amsterdam, which is a proposal for a council framework decision on combating trafficking in human beings; No. 21, motion re Standing Order 92A; No. 50, Finance Bill, 2002, Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 22, motion re suspension of Deputy Ned O'Keeffe, to be taken not later than immediately following the conclusion of No. 50.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight, business shall be interrupted immediately upon the conclusion of No. 22, and the sitting shall be suspended between 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m.; (2) Nos. 19, 20 and 21, shall be decided without debate; (3) the Report and Final Stages of No. 50 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 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; (4) Private Members' business shall be No. 121, motion re accident and emergency services, which shall be taken immediately following the announcement of matters under Standing Order 21 and shall be brought to a conclusion after three hours today. In the event of a private notice question being allowed it shall be taken immediately following the conclusion of No. 121; and (5) the proceedings on No. 22, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of Deputy Ned O'Keeffe, and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; Members may share time; (6) the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 6.30 p.m.. There shall be no Order of Business, and, accordingly, the following business shall be transacted in the following order: No. 51, Competition Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Second Stage (resumed), which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 12.00 p.m., No. 1, Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Second Stage, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m., No. 5, Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.30 p.m.; (7) the Dáil on its rising tomorrow shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday 20 March 2002.