It is proposed to take No. 30, Motion re Statement for the Information of Voters in relation to the Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill, 1999; No. 4, Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill, 1999 – Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages; No. 10, Motion re Telecom Éireann ESOP-IPO, and No. 33, Statements on Industrial Schools.
It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) No. 30 shall be decided without debate; (2) Second and Remaining Stages of No. 4 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 12.30 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; (3) the proceedings on No. 10, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion within two hours 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 20 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (iii) Members may share time, and (iv) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; (4) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 33: (i) the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; (ii) the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten 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 ten minutes.