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Order of Business

Summary

The House agrees arrangements for the sitting, including the scheduled motions, prison development approval and resumed Seanad abolition Bill debate.

Simon Coveney Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Fine Gael

It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 10, motion re withdrawal of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013, which, I understand, is Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill; No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the development of a prison in the townland of Rathmore and city of Cork (back from committee); and No. 19, Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (Resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn not later than 10 p.m.; Nos. 9 and 10 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings in relation to No. 11 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of 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, shall not exceed five minutes in each case, and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 113 – motion re trade union movement and workers' rights.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

There are three proposals to put to the House. Is the proposal that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and adjourn not later than 10 p.m. agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with items Nos. 9 and 10, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions and motion re withdrawal of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013, respectively, without debate agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the development of a prison in the townland of Rathmore and city of Cork (back from committee), agreed to? Agreed.

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