The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No 17a, motion re Referral to Select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Prescribed Research and Development Activities) Regulations 2004; No. 19, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third country nationals for purposes of scientific research, back from committee; No. 28, Equality Bill 2004 [Seanad] — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 27, Residential Tenancies Bill 2003 — Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage; No. 29, statements on the Report of the Committee for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Barron Report.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 7 p.m; (2) Nos. 17a and 19 shall be decided without debate; (3) Report and Final Stages of No. 28 shall be taken today 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 with regard to amendments include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; (4) the proceedings on Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage of No. 27 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m. today by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall with regard to amendments include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; (5) the proceedings on No. 29 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and of 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; (ii) the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time; and (iv) the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes.