I move:
That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sitting of the Seanad on 14th July, 2022:
(1) The Seanad shall meet at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 14th July, 2022, and the following arrangements shall apply:
(a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended;
(b) there shall be no Order of Business;
(c) the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this paragraph and, accordingly, no other business shall be taken unless the Seanad shall otherwise order on motion made by the Leader of the House or such other Senator as she may authorise in that behalf.
Schedule
Motion regarding Animal Welfare.
The proceedings on the Motion regarding Animal Welfare shall be taken at 9.30 a.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after two hours.
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020 [Dáil] – Committee Stage (resumed).
The resumed proceedings on the Committee Stage of the Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020 [Dáil] shall be taken at 11.30 a.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be adjourned at 1.30 p.m.
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Dáil] – All Stages.
The proceedings on all Stages of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Dáil] shall be taken at 1.30 p.m., and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after one hour 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 Government; the opening contribution of the Minister at the debate on Second Stage shall not exceed 5 minutes, the contribution of all Senators shall not exceed 5 minutes and the Minister shall be given no less than 5 minutes to reply to the debate; Committee and Remaining Stages shall be taken immediately on the conclusion of Second Stage.
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 [Dáil] – Committee and Remaining Stages.
In the event the proceedings on Committee and Remaining Stages of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 [Dáil], do not conclude on Wednesday, 13th July, 2022, the resumed proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Bill shall be taken on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Dáil].
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 – [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages.
Subject to the passage by the Dáil of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022, and it being considered, by virtue of Article 20.2.2° of the Constitution, as a Bill initiated in the Dáil, the proceedings on Report and Final Stages shall commence on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 [Dáil], or if appropriate, on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Dáil].
(2) The Seanad on its rising on Thursday, 14th July, 2022, shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 14th September, 2022."