Order of Business
The Tánaiste proposes the day’s legislative business and the House agrees to the initial procedural arrangements.
It is proposed to take No. 37, Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 - Report and Final Stages (resumed); No. 1, Statute Law Revision Bill 2015 - amendments from the Seanad; No. 39, Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 12a, National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 – instruction to committee; No. 38, National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 40, Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.30 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Topical Issues, which shall take place not later than 7 p.m.; that Report and Final Stages of No. 39 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. 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 Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection; that Report and Final Stages of No. 38 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. 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 Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; and that Report and Final Stages of No. 40 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. 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 Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
Friday's fortnightly business shall be No. 75, Criminal Law (Child Grooming) Bill 2014; and No. 13, report on Promoting Sustainable Rural, Coastal and Island Communities.
