The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 19 – motion re. Referral to Joint Committee of Draft Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour; No. 20 – motion re. Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of three proposals under the Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam (COM (2000) 592 final), (JUSTCIV 103) and (COM (2000) 516 final)); No. 45 – National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2000, Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 8 – National Training Fund Bill, 2000, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 11.30 p.m (2) Nos. 19 and 20 shall be decided without debate; (3) the Report and Final Stages of No. 45 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a con clusion at 6.30 p.m today 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 Finance; (4) the Second Stage of No. 8 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 11.30 p.m tonight; and (5) Private Members' Business, which shall be No. 109, motion re. Government Policy on Taxi Licences, shall also take place tomorrow directly after the Order of Business and shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.