The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 18, Motion re Freedom of Information Act, 1997, Regulations – Draft; No. 41, Social Welfare Bill, 2000 – Second Stage (resumed); No. 4, National Minimum Wage Bill, 2000 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 42, Human Rights Commission Bill, 1999 – Second Stage (resumed) to be taken not later than upon the conclusion of Private Members' business and the order shall not resume thereafter.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m.; No. 18 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 41, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m.; and the proceedings on the resumed Second Stage of No. 42, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m. Private Members' business shall be No. 96, Motion re White Paper on the Defence Forces (resumed).