Order of Business
The Taoiseach proposed the day’s business and procedures, and the Ceann Comhairle began putting the proposals to the House.
It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re sittings and business of the Dáil; No. 12, motion re Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998; No. 13, motion re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009; No. 16, Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 1, Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage.
It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, (1) that No. 10 shall be decided without debate; (2) that Nos. 12 and 13 shall be debated together and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the speech of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, AAA-PBP, Independents4Change, the rural alliance and the Social Democrats-Green Party group, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and such Members may share time; (ii) the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed five 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 five minutes; and (3) that Private Members’ business shall be No. 25, Rent Certainty Bill 2016 - Second Stage, with the Second Stage proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, being brought to a conclusion at 10 p.m. tonight.
