The business this week shall be as set out in the second revised report of the Business Committee dated 2 December 2019.

In relation to today's business, it is proposed that No. 14, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2019, back from committee, and No. 15, motion re financial resolution of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019, shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately; and should a division be in progress at 8 p.m., Private Members’ Business shall be taken for two hours on the conclusion of the division, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of Private Members’ Business.

In relation to Wednesday’s business, it is proposed that No. 16, motion re Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2019, referral to committee, shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately.

In relation to Thursday’s business, it is proposed with regard to No. 44, statements on housing solutions, that the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons of parties and groups, or Deputies nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each, with ten minutes for all other Deputies and a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, and all Deputies may share time; and with regard to No. 45, statements on Scouting Ireland, that the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons of parties and groups, or a Deputy nominated in their stead, shall not exceed ten minutes each, with five minutes for all other Deputies and a five-minute response from a Minister or Minister of State, and all Deputies may share time.

There are three proposals-----

A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

I have to put the proposals to the House. There are three proposals. Is the proposal pertaining to Tuesday's business-----

Not agreed.

Not agreed.

Not agreed.

I have not even asked.

The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should ask the question then.

The Deputy should let the Leas-Cheann Comhairle speak.

Deputy Murphy should not pre-empt anything. Please, Deputy Murphy.

Go on, finish the question.

Deputy Murphy is a long-standing Member. Is the proposal for dealing with Tuesday's business agreed to?

Not agreed.

I have to put the question.

A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, we object to the idea that we will pass, without debate in the House, a motion to support handing over €17 million to the greyhound industry. It is utterly scandalous, not only considering we normally have a debate but also because it is in the same year that saw the "RTÉ Investigates" documentary-----

-----talk about 6,000 dogs per year being killed. The doping-----

There was a debate on the matter but the Deputy did not turn up to it.

There was a debate in committee but not in the Chamber. Every year we have a debate in the Chamber. We need a debate in the Chamber between those who support giving €17 million-----

A brief comment.

-----as opposed to giving it to disability organisations that are falling or to building more than 80 houses.

Standing Orders do not allow for a speech. They allow for a brief comment, which the Deputy has made, and only one Deputy from each group may make one.

A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Deputy Murphy has made the point.

It is an entirely different point.

I will now put the question.

This is not a meeting of the Business Committee.

Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business agreed to?

It is not agreed.

Deputy Bríd Smith can make a brief comment.

We know that the report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was published at 3 p.m. Information about it is appearing on Twitter. We need a full discussion on the report. We heard alarming statistics today that 300 out of 1,000 women had discordant results.

I thank the Deputy.

I ask that the House to arrange to discuss the report this week out of respect to the women and their families.

That is a matter for the Business Committee. It makes recommendations-----

I ask that the debate be taken.

The Business Committee could not have made recommendations last week as the report had not been published.

No, the Business Committee-----

On the same issue, we not only need but deserve to have a debate with questions and answers.

This is a matter for the Business Committee. I call the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris.

Out of respect to everyone, the women who participated in the audit deserve that people read the report. It has only been published and so no one has done that yet. Those women also deserve that the Opposition Deputies attend a briefing with the experts from RCOG who carried out the report.

I agree.

Representatives from RCOG have also agreed to go before the Committee on Health, and I and the CEO of the HSE are before that committee next week as well. I have no difficulty in facilitating a debate. Out of respect for the women involved, however, and the lessons derived from the Scally report, which criticised the conduct of this House in the past on this issue, people should at least read the report first-----

Hear, hear.

-----before putting partial information into the public domain.

The Minister should agree to have a discussion on this issue on Thursday. It will not be respectful to the women and the families if we leave it until next week.

The Deputy is taking her information from Twitter.

Will Deputy Smith consider the offer from the Minister? Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business regarding planning and development agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Thursday's business agreed to? Agreed. I would like the attention of the Deputies for one minute. I have a long list of those wishing to raise questions on the Order of Business. I remind all Deputies that only questions, and not statements, on promised legislation should be raised. I ask for order, please.