I understand that the Whips have reached agreement regarding business. The agreement, I understand, involves the adoption of the motion on the Order Paper and an alteration in the Order of Business so as to provide that after the conclusion of the debate on the Estimate for the Department of Agriculture the Estimates for the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Local Government, and those Estimates only, will be taken. If there should be time to-morrow after the conclusion of the debate on the Estimate for the Department of Local Government that time will be availed of for a discussion on the Appropriation Bill. The arrangement, of course, contemplates that for Estimates not debated there will be token Estimates for discussion after the Recess.
There is perhaps one point which has not been adverted to by the Whips and which I should mention. I understand that in the Estimates are included two Supplementary Estimates for which I personally am responsible and in so far as they have not been explained to the Dáil it might be as well to move them. I do not think they are controversial. They could be grouped in with the other Estimates but I think it would be better to move them and give the reasons for them.
