It is proposed to take No. 15, statements on the European Council in Brussels, pursuant to Standing Order 102A(2)(b); and No. 2, Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed) and Subsequent Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and adjourn not later than 10 p.m.; the proceedings on No. 15 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach and by the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time, and which statements shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; the resumed Second Stage and Subsequent Stages of No. 2 shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m., and ohe proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages 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 include only those amendments set down or accepted by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and (4) in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 107, motion re confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality (resumed), Standing Order 121(3) shall not apply and Private Members’ business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.
