Committee on Finance. - Order of Business.
With a view to ending the session on a harmonious note, I would like to make a suggestion which might commend itself to the House. It is that we discharge the Order of Business as fixed earlier to-day and continue with the Committee Stage of the Workmen's Compensation Bill until completed, take then the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Agriculture, which requires to be passed this session; then if possible, deal with the Report and Final Stages of the Workmen's Compensation Bill and of the Comptroller and Auditor-General Bill; and then adjourn. If it should not be possible to deal with the Report and Final Stages of these two Bills, I propose that we should meet on Tuesday for that purpose.
Comment on this
Could I ask the Tánaiste to include in that order the Courts of Justice Bill, on agreement that ministerial amendments only be taken and that the section the Minister agreed to delete would be deleted? There may be general agreement in the House that we could deal with it. I would ask the Tánaiste to include that in the Order of Business because there may be general agreement in the House that we could deal with it.
Comment on this
There is no objection to putting it on the Order Paper inwhat I regard as the remote possibility of dealing with it.
Comment on this
Yes, it is proposed to go ahead with the Committee Stage of the Workmen's Compensation Bill until it is passed, to take the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Agriculture, and then if it is practicable to complete the Final Stages of the two Bills, Workmen's Compensation and the Comptroller and Auditor-General (Amendment) Bill. If that is not practicable then we meet on Tuesday.
Comment on this
We have to write amendments. If it is taken on Tuesday or Wednesday we will dispose of it expeditiously.
Comment on this
Then it will not be ordered. We are telling you we would not have time to write the amendments.
Comment on this
As I informed the House we will meet on Wednesday and the sole business will be the Reportand Final Stages of these two Bills unless we get agreement.
Comment on this
The business for Wednesday will be the Report and Final Stages of the two Bills, Workmen's Compensation and the Comptroller and Auditor-General Bill.
Comment on this
Will the Tánaiste say in the case of a hold-up that we will sit continuously on Wednesday until we finish?