The Order of Business today shall be No. 22, motion re Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam (a proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matters of parental responsibility (O. J. No. C 332, 27.11.02 page 269)), back from committee; No. 23, motion re Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam (the proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of paid employment and self-employed economic activities), back from committee; No. 8a, Appropriation Bill, 2001 – Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages; No. 24, motion re approval of the disposal of shares in ACC Bank plc to Rabobank Nederland; No. 50a, Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Bill, 2001 [Seanad] – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; No. 2, Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Bill, 2000 – Amendments from the Seanad; No. 8, Public Health (Tobacco) Bill, 2001 – Second Stage (resumed); and No. 52, statements on the Middle East, to be taken not later than immediately following the announcement of matters on the Adjournment under Standing Order 21 and the order shall resume thereafter.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted not later than 10.30 p.m, and the sitting shall be suspended between 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. and from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m; (2) Nos. 22 and 23 shall be decided without debate; (3) the Second and Remaining Stages of No. 8a shall be taken today and shall be decided without debate 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 proceedings on No. 24, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 12.30 p.m. 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 Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 10 minutes; (iii) Members may share time; (5) the Report and Final Stages of No. 50a shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. 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 Public Enterprise; (6) the proceedings on No. 2, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; (7) the proceedings on No. 52, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statements of a Minister or Minister of State, the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party and of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 10 minutes in each case; (ii) Members may share time; (iii) following statements, the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall take questions for a period not exceeding 30 minutes; (8) the resumed Second Stage of No. 8 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m; (9) the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 4.30 p.m, there shall be no Order of Business, that is, within the meaning of Standing Order 26(2) and (3) and, accordingly, the following business shall be transacted in the following order: No. 25, motion re Planning and Development Regu lations, 2001, back from committee, without debate; No. 7, Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill, 2001 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11.30 a.m. 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 Social, Community and Family Affairs; No. 53, State Authorities (Public Private Partnership Arrangements) Bill, 2001 – Second Stage (resumed) and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1 p.m.; No. 19a, Referendum Bill, 2001 – Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages and the following arrangements will apply: Second Stage to conclude after 90 minutes if not previously concluded; Remaining Stages to conclude after 30 minutes if not previously concluded; and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion by one question in each case 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 the Environment and Local Government; No. 9, Horse Racing Ireland (Membership) Bill, 2001 – Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages and the following arrangements shall apply: Second Stage to conclude after 60 minutes if not previously concluded; Remaining Stages to conclude after 30 minutes if not previously concluded; and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion by one question in each case 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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; (10) the Dáil on its rising tomorrow shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 January 2002. Questions today shall be taken at 2.30 p.m.