The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 27, statements on Iraq; No.1, Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2002[Seanad]– Second Stage (resumed); No. 26, Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill, 2002 – Second Stage (resumed); No. 15a, motion re Lindsay tribunal report, 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 the proceedings on No. 27 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the technical group and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; the statements of each other Member called upon, who may share his or her time, shall not exceed ten 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.
The proceedings on No. 15a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of the Minister for Health and Children and of the main spokespersons for the Fine Gael Party, the technical group and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case; and the statements of each other Member called upon, who may share time, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case.
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. 36, motion re organ retention and disposal, resumed – to conclude at 8.30 p.m.