It is proposed to take No. a16, motion re Comptroller and Auditor General and Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Special Provisions) Act, 1998; No. b16, motion re financial resolution for Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill, 1998; No. 32a, motion re Freedom of Information Act, 1997, regulations draft; No. 34, statements on the European Summit; No. 35, statements on Northern Ireland; No. 35a, statements on the report on Tallaght Hospital; No. 36, statements on taxis; No. 7, subject to the Bill being returned from Select Committee, the Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill, 1998, Report and Final Stages to be taken following the announcement of matters on the Adjournment under Standing Order 21 and the order shall resume thereafter.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) Nos. a16, b16 and 32a shall be taken without debate; (2) the proceedings on No. 34, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and the speakers shall be called in the following sequence and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of the Taoiseach and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of the main spokesperson for the Democratic Left Party and the Green Party shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) and a Minister or Minister of State, shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; (3) the proceedings on No. 35, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the speakers shall be called in the following sequence and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of the Taoiseach 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 the main spokesperson for the Democratic Left Party shall not exceed ten minutes; (iii) and the speech of a representative of the Independent Deputies shall not exceed five minutes; (4) the proceedings on No. 35a, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the speakers shall be called in the following sequence and the following arrangements shall apply:
(i) the opening 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 the main spokesperson for the Democratic Left Party shall not exceed ten minutes; (iii) the speech of the main spokespersons for the Green Party shall not exceed five minutes.
The following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 36: (i) the opening speech of the Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and (iii) Members may share time.
Subject to the Bill being returned from Select Committee, the Report and Final Stages of No. 7 shall be taken without debate, by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Bill, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.
The Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 27 January 1999.