It is proposed to take No. 14, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015 – Financial Resolution; No. 46, statements on Northern Ireland; No. 43, Finance Bill 2015 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; No. 9, Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second and Remaining Stages; No. 44, Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 45, Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn not later than 10 p.m.; No. 14 shall be decided without debate; No. 46 shall be taken immediately following the Order of Business and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after an hour and 40 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the leaders of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, or Deputies nominated in their stead, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case, and such Members may share their time; 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 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, following which the Dáil will suspend for an hour under Standing Order 23(1); the resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 43 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.30 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 Minister for Finance; and Private Members' business, which shall be No. 217, motion re credit unions (resumed), shall be taken at 8.30 p.m. tonight and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes.

Tomorrow's business after oral questions shall be No. 48, Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 44, Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 45, Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 8, Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Second Stage.

There are five 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 No. 14, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015 – Financial Resolution, without debate, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 46, statements on Northern Ireland, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 43, Finance Bill 2015 - Report and Final Stages (resumed), agreed to?

It is not agreed.

It is not agreed. I do not want to call a vote on this proposal. There is probably a sensible way out of this. If the guillotine were removed, the thing might work out in terms of the time framework that is available.

To which proposal is the Deputy referring?

He is referring to the proposal for dealing with the Finance Bill 2015.

If the Taoiseach removes the guillotine, I think he will find that all sides of the House will be co-operative. I do not think the imposition of a guillotine will be necessary. As a principle, it causes offence on this side of the House. A more sensible way to approach the matter would be to allow the Bill to take its normal course. I think the Taoiseach will find that all sides of the House will co-operate in that regard within the time slot that has been proposed. Therefore, I propose that all words after "today" in proposal No. 4 on the Order of Business be deleted.

That is my position as well. The Sinn Féin position is to oppose the use of guillotines. This is an important Bill. There should be leave for Teachtaí who want to speak on it. I presume it will be dealt with in the time allowed. There should be no imposition of a guillotine.

Can I take it from what both Deputies have said that the debate on the Bill will conclude by 5.30 p.m.?

Yes.

If both Deputies are in agreement on that, I am sure the Minister will agree to Deputy Martin's proposal and we will accept it.

It is the season of goodwill.

Is the proposal for dealing with No. 4, as amended, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Private Members' business agreed to? Agreed.

We are all very agreeable today.

Christmas is a month from today.

That must be it.