The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 22, motion re Europe Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context; No. 23, motion re European Charter of Local Self-Government; No. 24, motion re Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; No. 25, motion re referral to joint committee of Article 1.11 to the Treaty of Amsterdam (Council Framework Decision on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence) and Fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam (Council Directive defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence); No. 26, motion re referral to select committee of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on simplified extradition procedure between the member states of the European Union and Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, relating to extradition between the member states of the European Union; No. 27, motion re referral to joint committee of Council regulation extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 1408/71; No. 1, Public Health (Tobacco) Bill, 2001 – amendments from the Seanad; No. 61, statements on European Council, Barcelona; No. 62, Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2002 – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 11 p.m. Nos. 22 to 27, inclusive, shall be decided without debate. The amendments made by the Seanad to the Public Health (Tobacco) Bill 2001 shall be taken together and decided, without debate, by one question which will be put from the Chair. The proceedings of No. 61, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion after 70 minutes and statements shall be confined to the following Members who shall be called upon in the following sequence and the following arrangements shall apply: statements of the Taoiseach and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case and the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall be called upon to make a statement in reply, which shall not exceed ten minutes. Report and Final Stages of No. 62, Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2002, should be taken today and if the proceedings thereon are not previously concluded they will be brought to conclusion at 11 p.m. by one question which will be put from the Chair and which shall in relation to amendments include only those set down and accepted by the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs. Private Members' Business shall be No. 134, motion re Economic Policies and shall also take place tomorrow after the Order of Business. It shall be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.