The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 23, motion re referral to Joint Committee of Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) (No. 3) Regulations 2000; No. 24 Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of Approval of terms of Agreement establishing an Advisory Centre on World Trade Organisation law; No. 25, motion regarding Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam, a proposal for a Council Regulation – EC – in the mutual enforcement of judgments and rights of access to children; No 8, National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2000 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 44, Aviation Regulation Bill, 2000 [Seanad] – Second Stage, resumed.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that (1) Nos. 23 and 24, shall be decided without debate, (2) the proceedings of No. 25, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion within 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening speech of a Minister and 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 five minutes; (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 five minutes, and (3) Private Members' Business shall be No. 67, Courts Bill, 2000 – Second Stage. The proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 11 October 2000.