The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 20, motion re Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam, (Procedures for granting and withdrawing of refugee status) (returned from Committee); No. 21, motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval of Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997 (Relevant Company) Regulations, 2001; No. 22, motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval of International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation; No. 23, motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval of Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter; No. 24, motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimate for Public Services (Vote 44) and, subject to the agreement of No. 24, it is proposed to take the Revised Estimate (Vote 44); and No. 5, Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Bill, 2000 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 shall be decided without debate; any division demanded on No. 24 or on the Revised Estimate (Vote 44) shall be taken forthwith and subject to the agreement of No. 24, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the Revised Estimate (Vote 44): the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion within 60 minutes; the speech of a Minister and of the main spokesperson for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five minutes; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' Business shall be No. 112, motion re Report of the Ombudsman on Nursing Home Subventions.
On behalf of the Government parties, I join with you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, in congratulating and wishing Deputy Noonan well.