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Dáil
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Order of Business

Summary

The Taoiseach proposes the day’s business and sitting arrangements, and the Ceann Comhairle puts each proposal to the House, which agrees.

Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order 2013, back from committee; No. 11, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works) Regulations 2013; No. 17, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 27–28 June; No. 18, Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013 - Second and Remaining Stages (resumed); and No. 12 - motion re statement for information of voters in relation to the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 18.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 12; Nos. 10, 11 and 12 shall be decided without debate; (3) No. 17 shall be taken immediately following the Order of Business and the proceedings thereon 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 the order shall resume thereafter with Topical Issues; and the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 18: the resumed Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.30 p.m. tonight, and Committee and Remaining Stages shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.30 p.m. tonight 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 Taoiseach; in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 113, motion re special educational needs, Standing Order 121(3) shall not apply and Private Members’ business shall, if not previously concluded, adjourn after 90 minutes.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

There are five proposals to put to the House. Is the proposal that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 12 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Nos. 10, 11 and 12 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 17 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 18 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Private Members' business agreed to? Agreed.

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