Order of Business
The Tánaiste proposes the day’s business and procedural arrangements; the Ceann Comhairle puts the proposals, including committee motions and adjournment, and they are agreed.
It is proposed to take No. 5e, motion re membership of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and the Committee of Selection; No. 6 motion re election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle; No. 1, Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage, to be adjourned at 1.30 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 7a, statements on delivering sustainable full employment; and No. 7, statements on mental health services (resumed).
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 5e shall be decided without debate; that in relation to the election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the speech of each proposer shall not exceed five minutes in each case, following which contributions shall be allowed for a period not exceeding 30 minutes, whereupon the question on motions made shall be put in the order in which such motions were received; that the following arrangements shall apply in relation to No. 7a: the statement of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, AAA-PBP, Independents4Change, Rural Alliance, Social Democrats-Green Party, or a Member nominated in their stead shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and such members may share their time; the statement of each Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and such Members may share their time; and a Minister or a Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and that the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 June 2016.
Comment on this
There are four proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 5e, without debate, agreed to?
Comment on this
I know that the Ceann Comhairle is seized of this matter. There has been a big delay, given that it is almost 100 days since the Government came to office, in getting these committees in place. I want to stress the importance of this. This has been put off for another week and the issue needs to be dealt with as speedily as possible.
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That is why agreeing to the motion will be of enormous help to us and we want to get on with it speedily. I take it that the proposal is agreed to? Agreed.
Is the proposal for dealing with No. 6 agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for No. 7a agreed to? Agreed. It is the proposal that the Dáil on its rising shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on 8 June 2016 agreed to? Agreed.