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Order of Business

Summary

The Tánaiste proposed the day’s business, and the Ceann Comhairle put four related proposals to the House, which agreed to each.

It is proposed to take No. 9, proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013, back from committee; No. 9a, Credit Reporting Bill 2012, motion to instruct the committee (on supplementary Order Paper); No. 18, Credit Reporting Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 5, Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in the event that a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 128, motion re electricity infrastructure, the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m., and Private Members' business shall, if not previously concluded, adjourn after 90 minutes; No. 9 shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 9a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 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 15 minutes in each case; and the next fortnightly Friday sitting for the purposes of Standing Orders 21(1)(a) and 28(3) shall be Friday, 24 January 2014; the business to be taken on that date shall be the items already selected by lottery to be taken on Friday, 6 December 2013; and there shall be no further lottery for Friday, 24 January 2014. Tomorrow’s business after oral questions shall be the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

There are four proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with Private Members' business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 9 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 9a agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with the sitting and business of the Dáil on Friday, 24 January 2014 agreed to? Agreed.

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