It is proposed to take No. 7, Motion re. Protection of Employment Order, 1996; No. 8, Motion re. Protection of Young Persons (Employment of Close Relatives) Regulations, 1996; No. 9, Motion re. Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing or Shipping Sectors) Regulations, 1996; No. 10, Motion re. Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Prescribed Abstract) Regulations, 1996, and No. 16, Statements on NESF report on Long-term Unemployment Initiatives.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) No. 7 shall be decided without debate; (2) Nos. 8, 9 and 10 shall be moved and debated together and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion within one hour by one question which shall be put from the Chair; (ii) the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fianna Fáil Party and the Progressive Democrats Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (iii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes in each case; (iv) Members may share time and (v) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and (3) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 16: (i) the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fianna Fáil Party and the Progressive Democrats Party shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case; (ii) the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes.