Order of Business
The Deputy set out the day's and Wednesday's scheduled business. The Ceann Comhairle then put the proposal for today's business to the House.
Today’s business shall be No. 6, motion re appointment of a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; No. 22, Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 23, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage. Private Members’ business shall be No. 177, motion re health service reform, selected by the Rural Independent Group.
Wednesday’s business shall be No. 24, statements on the future of the European Union, to conclude within 80 minutes; and No. 23, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage. Private Members’ business shall be Second Stage of No. 44, Gambling Control Bill 2018, selected by Fianna Fáil.
Thursday’s business shall be No. 4, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 7, motion re interim report of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care, which shall be debated in the evening slot.
I will read the announcement of proposed arrangements for this week’s business. I refer to the report of the Business Committee dated 3 May 2018. In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that the motion re appointment of a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority shall be taken without debate.
In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that:
(1) the Dáil shall sit at 2.00 p.m.;
(2) proceedings on Second Stage of the Gambling Control Bill 2018 shall conclude within two hours; and
(3) statements on the future of the European Union shall conclude within 80 minutes. Statements shall be confined to a single round for a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons of parties and groups, or a member nominated in their stead, which shall not exceed ten minutes each, and all Members may share time.
