The Order of Business today shall be No. 53, Ordnance Survey Ireland Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Second Stage (resumed); No. 53a on a Supplementary Order Paper, Statements on the current situation in Aer Lingus (to be taken at 12.30 p.m. and to conclude after one hour and the order shall resume thereafter); No. 54, Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Bill, 2000 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 55, Heritage Fund Bill, 2001 – Second Stage (resumed).
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the proceedings on No. 53a, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after one hour and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the opening statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and Members may share time; (ii) following the statements, the Minister for Public Enterprise shall take questions for a period not exceeding 30 minutes; and (2) Question Time tomorrow shall be taken at 3.30 p.m. until 4.45 p.m. and in the event of a Private Notice Question being allowed, it shall be taken at 4.15 p.m., and the order shall not resume thereafter.
Private Members' Business shall be No. 117, motion re co-ordination of services to western counties (resumed), to conclude at 8.30 p.m.