I move:
Tuesday's business shall be the Statements on the Role of Journalists in Conflicts across the World (not to exceed 210 mins). Private Members' Business shall be the Second Stage of the Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022, selected by Sinn Féin.
Wednesday's business shall be:
- Statements on Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: the Protocol, Legacy Issues and the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (not to exceed 210 mins)
- Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 55 mins)
- Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to conclude within 30 mins)
- Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 30 mins)
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 90 mins)
Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Strike action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, selected by People-Before-Profit-Solidarity.
Thursday's business shall be:
- Statements on the Irish Apprenticeship System (not to exceed 145 mins)
- Statements on Passport Services (not to exceed 145 mins)
Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021.
Proposed Arrangements for this week's business
In relation to Tuesday's business, it is proposed that:
1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that—
(i) oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1)(a) shall not be taken; and
(ii) 210 minutes shall be allocated to Government business, with the times for other items of business and for the adjournment of the Dáil adjusted accordingly;
2. the Statements on the Role of Journalists in Conflicts across the World shall not exceed 210 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 200 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time; and
3. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 170(2), the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours.
In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:
1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that—
(i) oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 46(1)(a) shall not be taken; and
(ii) the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022;
2. the Statements on Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: the Protocol, Legacy Issues and the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement shall not exceed 210 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 200 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time;
3. the proceedings on the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply:
(i) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:
- opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State 10 minutes;
- speech by a representative of Sinn Féin 10 minutes;
- speeches by representatives of the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group, and the Independent Group 5 minutes per party or group; and
- speech in reply by a Minister or Minister of State – 5 minutes; and
(ii) members may share time;
4. the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad on the Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 shall be taken no earlier than 6.29 p.m. and 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 Finance;
5. the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages of the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes 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; and
6. the proceedings on the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that:
1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that Government business shall be interrupted earlier than 7.24 p.m. and topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Passport Services;
2. the Statements on the Irish Apprenticeship System shall not exceed 145 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time; and
3. the Statements on Passport Services shall not exceed 145 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time.