The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 11a, Protection of the Environment Bill 2003 [Seanad] – financial resolution; No. 11b, motion re membership of committee; No. 20, Arts Bill 2002 – Report and Final Stages (resumed); No. 21 – Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002 [Seanad] – Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 22 – Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002 – Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; Nos. 11a and 11b shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on the resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 20 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 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 Arts, Sport and Tourism; the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages of No. 21 shall be taken today and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 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 Health and Children; and Private Members' business shall be No. 34 – motion re public services (resumed), shall be taken at 7 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 21, whichever is the later, and shall be brought to a conclusion after 1 hour 42 minutes.