It is proposed to take No. 22a, statements re the recent severe storm damage; and No. 5, Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 22a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 4.42 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: the statement 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, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case and such Members may share their time, the statement of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and such Members may share their time, and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes. Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 132, motion re Irish Water (resumed), shall, in accordance with the order of the Dáil of yesterday, take place on the conclusion of Order of Business and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.

There is one proposal to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 22a, statements on the recent severe storm damage, agreed to? Agreed.

On that issue, yesterday I received 15 requests for a Topical Issue debate on this matter. Due to the time constraints on the Topical Issue debate, I requested the Government Whip's office to provide a special debate and I very much appreciate that the request was granted. I ask that those who submitted the Topical Issue matters be given priority when allocating the time. It is only fair that I should say that as this arose from the Topical Issue requests of 15 Members. They are from all parties.

And non-party.

Yes. I could never forget the Deputy. I ask Members to give consideration to that in allocating the time and to take account of the Members who submitted formal requests for a Topical Issue debate on this matter.

Well done, a Cheann Comhairle.

I am not looking for any praise for doing it, but it is only fair-----

Take it when you are getting it from that quarter, a Cheann Comhairle.

I call Deputy Ó Fearghaíl on the Order of Business.