The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 21, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 22, motion re referral to the Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal under the Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam (Procedures for granting and withdrawing of refugee status); No. 23, motion re Maternity Protection Act, 1994 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order, 2001; No. 24, motion re Adoptive Leave Act, 1995 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2001; No. 48, Aviation Regulation Bill, 2000 [Seanad], Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 5, Carer's Leave Bill, 2000, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) No. 21 shall be decided without debate; (2) proceedings on No. 22, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and shall be confined to a speech not exceeding ten minutes in each case by a Minister or Minister of State, and the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael and Labour Parties, who shall be called upon in that order; (3) Nos. 23 and 24 shall be moved and debated together and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael and Labour Parties shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes; and (iii) Members may share time; (4) Private Members' business shall be No. 108, Motion re Code of Conduct for Members of Dáil Éireann.