It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re approval by Dáil Éireann of the Bovine Diseases (Levies) Regulations, 2002, back from committee; No. 11, motion re approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Anti-Doping Convention, back from committee; No. 12, motion re Agreement on Education Co-operation between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China, back from committee; No. 13, motion re Agreement on Education Co-operation between the Government of Ireland and the Government of Malaysia, back from committee; No. 14, motion re approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, back from committee; No. 15, motion re approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Convention of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption, the Convention on Combating Bribery and the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, back from committee; No. 16, motion re European Association of Programmes in Health Services Studies (Change of Title) Order, 2002; No. 17, motion re National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 (Amendment to Second Schedule) Order, 2002; No. 24, statements on European Council, Copenhagen; No. 25, Social Welfare Bill, 2002 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m., Nos. 10 to 17, inclusive, shall be decided without debate, and the proceedings on No. 24 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply. The statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, shall be confined to the Taoiseach, the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the Labour Party and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, and immediately following the statements, the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes. The proceedings on No. 25 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 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 Social and Family Affairs. Private Members' Business shall be No. 36, motion re regulations governing first-time buyer's grant and rent supplements, which shall also take place tomorrow immediately after the Order of Business and shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.