It is proposed to take No. 2 — Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle; No. 3 — motion re Leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates — Votes 6 and 32 — and, subject to the agreement of No. 3, to take Supplementary Estimates, Votes 6 and 32; No. 4 — motion re United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; No. 5 — motion re Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, l996 and No. 1 — Registration of Title (Amendment) Bill, l997, Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that:
(1) No. 3 shall be decided without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith;
(2) Subject to the agreement of No. 3, Supplementary Estimates, Votes 6 and 32, shall be moved together and decided without debate by one Question which shall be put from the Chair; and any division demanded thereon shall be taken forthwith;
(3) No. 4 shall be decided without debate;
(4) The proceedings on No. 5, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after one hour and the following arrangements shall apply:
(i) The speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case;
(ii) The speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 5 minutes in each case;
(iii) Members may share time;
(iv) A Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 5 minutes; and
(5) Private Members' Business shall also take place tomorrow — item No. 8 — motion re local Government funding.