It is proposed to take No. a10, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 26, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 7 and 8 February; No. 25, National Lottery Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 1, Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad] - Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. a10 shall be decided without debate and that the proceedings in respect of No. 26 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 65 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach and by the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and who may share their time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes, and, in the event the statements have not concluded by 1.30 p.m., the suspension of sitting under Standing Order 23 shall take place on the conclusion of the statements until 2.30 p.m.

Private Members’ business shall be No. 90, motion re promissory notes (resumed), to conclude at 9 p.m. if not previously concluded.

There are two proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. a10, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions without debate agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 26, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 7 and 8 February, agreed to? Agreed.