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Order of Business

Summary

The House agrees arrangements for debating the Adoption (Amendment) Bill and that evening’s Private Members’ business.

It is proposed to take No. 2, Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 2: the opening speech of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, AAA-PBP, Independents4Change, the Social Democrats, the Green Party or a Member nominated in their stead, and a non-party Deputy shall not exceed 30 minutes in each case, and such Members may share their time; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed 20 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 speech in reply which shall not exceed 15 minutes; and Private Members' business shall be No. 3, Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, and the proceedings on the Second Stage thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, and the following time limits and sequence of speakers shall apply: proposer, 40 minutes; Government, 20 minutes; Sinn Féin, 20 minutes; non-group, 25 minutes; the Labour Party, ten minutes; proposer, 30 minutes; Government, 20 minutes; and proposer to reply, 15 minutes.

Comment on this

There are two proposals to put to the House today. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 2 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal regarding the arrangements for dealing with Private Members' business this evening agreed to? Agreed.

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