The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 15b, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2003; No. 24, Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003 [Seanad] – Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 10, International Development Association (Amendment) Bill 2003 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to adjourn at 3.30 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 25, Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Bill 2002 – Second Stage (resumed); and No. 26, financial motions by the Minister for Finance, 2003, motion No. 5, resumed.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 7.30 p.m.; No. 15b shall be decided without debate; the Report and Final Stages of No. 24 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 Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; the Dáil shall sit tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. and shall adjourn not later than 4 p.m., there shall be no Order of Business, that is, within the meaning of Standing Order 26 (2) and (3), the taking of any divisions shall be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 16 December 2003, and accordingly, the following business shall be transacted in the following order: No. 25, Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Bill 2002 – Second Stage (resumed) which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion within one hour; No. 27, Aer Lingus Bill 2003 – Second Stage (resumed) which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1 p.m.; No. 28, Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003 – Second Stage (resumed) which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3 p.m.; and No. 29, Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2000 [Seanad] – Second Stage (resumed) which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4 p.m.