Allocation of Time: Motion.

An Ceann Comhairle

I am now calling on the Minister of State, Deputy Vincent Brady, to formally move item No. 7.

Mr. Spring

On a point of order, could I seek some clarification as to whether the rest of the Order of Business will be dealt with?

An Ceann Comhairle

I ask Deputy Spring to desist from preventing me from proceeding with the Order of the House.

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. V. Brady)

I move:

That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

(1) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. today and tomorrow and not later than 5.30 p.m. on Thursday next and business shall be interrupted at 12.30 a.m., 12 midnight and 9 p.m. respectively;

(2) on Thursday next, the sitting shall be suspended from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.;

(3) on Friday next, the Dáil shall meet at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 4 p.m.;

(4) in the case of each of the following items of business and, where appropriate, any related motion for a Financial Resolution, the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at the time and on the day specified:

Item or items of business	Time at which Question shall be put.
Tuesday, 23 June
Motion relating to	7 p.m.
Clonmel Gas Order,
1987, and Gas
(Amendment) Bill,
1987 — Second Stage:
Export Promotion (Amendment) Bill,	11 p.m.
1987 — Second Stage:
Motion for leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31 December, 1987, and SupplementaryEstimate for Tourism and Transport:	12.30 a.m. (Wednesday, 24 June)
Wednesday, 24 June
Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill, 1987 — all remaining stages:	12 noon
National Monuments (Amendment) Bill, 1986 [Seanad] — all remaining stages:	1.30 p.m.
Gas (Amendment) Bill, 1987 — all remaining stages:	7 p.m.
Export Promotion (Amendment) Bill, 1987 — all remaining stages:	12 midnight
Thursday, 25 June
Supplementary Estimate for Industry and Commerce:	10.40 a.m.
Fisheries	1.30 p.m.
(Amendment) Bill,
1987 — all remaining
stages:

(5) the proceedings on the Estimates for Public Services for Department of the Taoiseach, Central Statistics Office, An Chomhairle Ealaíon, The National Gallery and Roinn na Gaeltachta and on the motion relating to the adjournment of the Dáil for the Summer Recess shall be brought to a conclusion at 4 p.m. on Friday next; and

(6) the following shall apply in relation to the items of business referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Resolution——

(a) where the proceedings on one or more items of business are to conclude not later than a specified time, they shall be brought to a conclusion by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only amendments set down by a member of the Government, and

(b) where the proceedings on two or more items of business (other than a motion for a Financial Resolution) are to conclude not later than a specified time, the items shall be taken together for the purposes of debate;

(7) the following arrangement shall apply in the case of the debate on the motion relating to the adjournment of the Dáil for the Summer Recess and the Estimates for Public Services being taken in conjunction therewith:

(a) the speeches of the Taoiseach and of the Leader of the main party in Opposition shall not exceed one hour in each case,

(b) the speeches of the spokespersons for each of the other Parties in Opposition shall not exceed 45 minutes in each case,

(d) a member of the Government shall be called on not later than 3.30 p.m. on Friday next to conclude the debate:

(8) the following arrangements shall apply in the case of the motion for leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31 December, 1987, and the Supplementary Estimate for Tourism and Transport being taken in conjunction therewith:

(a) the speech of the member of the Government moving the motion shall not exceed 30 minutes,

(b) the speech of each other member called on shall not exceed 20 minutes,

(d) if a division is challenged on these items, the taking of such division shall be postponed until 8.30 p.m. tomorrow.

The Dáil divided: Tá, 75; Níl, 26.

Tá

Ahern, Bertie.
Ahern, Dermot.
Ahern, Michael.
Andrews, David.
Aylward, Liam.
Barrett, Michael.
Brady, Gerard.
Brady, Vincent.
Brennan, Matthew.
Brennan, Séamus.
Briscoe, Ben.
Browne, John.
Burke, Ray.
Byrne, Hugh.
Calleary, Seán.
Collins, Gerard.
Conaghan, Hugh.
Connolly, Ger.
Coughlan, Mary T.
Cowen, Brian.
Daly, Brendan.
Davern, Noel.
Dempsey, Noel.
Dennehy, John.
de Valera, Síle.
Doherty, Seán.
Ellis, John.
Fahey, Frank.
Fahey, Jackie.
Fitzgerald, Liam.
Fitzpatrick, Dermott.
Flood, Chris.
Flynn, Pádraig.
Gallagher, Denis.
Gallagher, Pat the Cope.
Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire.
Haughey, Charles J.
Hilliard, Colm Michael.
Hyland, Liam.
Jacob, Joe.
Kirk, Séamus.
Kitt, Michael P.
Kitt, Tom.
Lawlor, Liam.
Leonard, Jimmy.
Leyden, Terry.
Lynch, Michael.
McCarthy, Seán.
McCreevy, Charlie.
MacSharry, Ray.
Mooney Mary.
Morley, P.J.
Moynihan, Donal.
Nolan, M.J.
Noonan, Michael J. (Limerick West).
O'Donoghue, John.
O'Hanlon, Rory.
O'Keeffe, Batt.
O'Keeffe, Ned.
O'Kennedy, Michael.
O'Leary, John.
O'Rourke, Mary.
Power, Paddy.
Reynolds, Albert.
Roche, Dick.
Smith, Michael.
Stafford, John.
Treacy, Noel.
Tunney, Jim.
Wallace, Dan.
Walsh, Joe.
Walsh, Seán.
Wilson, John P.
Woods, Michael.
Wright, G.V.

Níl

Clohessy, Peadar.
Colley, Anne.
Cullen, Martin.
De Rossa, Proinsias.
Desmond, Barry.
Gibbons, Martin Patrick.
Harney, Mary.
Higgins, Michael D.
Howlin, Brendan.
Keating, Michael.
Kennedy, Geraldine.
McCartan, Pat.
McCoy, John S.
McDowell, Michael.
Mac Giolla, Tomás.
Molloy, Robert.
O'Malley, Desmond J.
O'Malley, Pat.
O'Sullivan, Toddy.
Pattison, Séamus.
Quill, Máirín.
Quinn, Ruairí.
Sherlock, Joe.
Spring, Dick.
Taylor, Mervyn.
Wyse, Pearse.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies V. Brady and Browne; Níl, Deputies Harney and Taylor.

Question declared carried.

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 23 Jun 1987