Order of Business
The Government outlined Tuesday to Thursday’s scheduled business, and the House agreed the proposals without dissent.
Tuesday’s business shall be No. 4, motion re draft Commission of Investigation (National Asset Management Agency) Order 2017, and No. 13, Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 29, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Report and Final Stages, selected by Sinn Féin.
Wednesday’s business shall be No. 14, Criminal Justice Bill 2016 - changed from Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 13, Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); No. 30, Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 - changed from Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 - Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Heritage Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 108, motion re Caranua, selected by Independents 4 Change.
Thursday’s business shall be No. 5, motion re framework agreement between the EU and Mongolia, back from committee, to be taken without debate; and No. 2, Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Second Stage of No. 32, Pension Fund (Prohibition of Levies) Bill 2016, will be debated in the evening slot.
With regard to the announcement of proposed arrangements for this week's business, I refer to the report of the Business Committee dated 15 May 2017. In relation to Tuesday's business, it is proposed that:
(1) The Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of the proceedings on the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 but in any case not later than 11 p.m.;
(2) The motion re draft Commission of Investigation (National Asset Management Agency) Order 2017 shall conclude within 80 minutes. Speeches, which shall be confined to a single round for a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties or groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each, and all members may share time; and
(3) Report and Final Stages of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 shall be taken.
In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that Report and Final Stages of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 - changed from Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 - be taken in Government time.
In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that the motion re framework agreement between the EU and Mongolia, back from committee, shall be taken without debate after Questions on Promised Legislation and the weekly divisions shall take place on conclusion of the motion.
