Order of Business
The Taoiseach proposes the day’s business and sitting arrangements, which the Ceann Comhairle puts to the House and confirms as agreed.
It is proposed to take No. 16, motion re joint committees; No. 17, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (back from committee); and No. 18a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn not later than midnight; (2) Nos. 16, 17 and 18 shall be decided without debate; (3) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 18a: (i) the speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, or a person nominated in their stead, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 20 minutes in each case, and such Members may share their time; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; and (iii) a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes; and (4) Topical Issues and Private Members’ business shall not take place today.
Tomorrow’s business after oral questions shall be: No. 18a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015 (resumed); No. 5, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 6, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 7, Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage.
Comment on this
There are four proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with the late sitting agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Nos. 16, 17 and 18 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 18a agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal regarding Topical Issues and Private Members’ business agreed to?