I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrival to Ireland (not to exceed 210 mins).

Private Members' business shall be the Motion re Hospital Waiting Lists, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2022 (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) Order 2023 (without debate)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy (to conclude within 55 mins)

- Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned either at 6 p.m. or 1 hour and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy, whichever is the later)

- Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Report Stage, Amendment No. 14, resumed, and Final Stage) (shall be taken no earlier than 6 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, stand adjourned after 3 hours).

Private Members' business shall be the Motion re Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports, selected by the Labour Party.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Statements on Biodiversity Action (not to exceed 145 mins).

Thursday evening business shall be Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023.

Proposed arrangements for this week's business

In relation to Tuesday's business, it is proposed that:

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent:

(i) the Dáil shall sit later than 10.30 p.m.;

(ii) the time for Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals in Ireland; and

(iii) private Members' business shall be taken immediately following the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals in Ireland, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Social Protection and topical issues, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals to Ireland shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 210 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 200 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time.

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that the weekly division time may be taken later than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022, or where those proceedings conclude within three hours, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2022 (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) Order 2023 shall be taken without debate;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

- opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes;

- speech by representative of Sinn Féin – 10 minutes;

- speeches by representatives of the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group - 5 minutes per party or group; and

- a speech in response by a Minister – 5 minutes; and

(ii) members may share time;

4. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 55 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply:

(i) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

- opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes;

- speech by representative of Sinn Féin – 10 minutes;

- speeches by representatives of the Labour Party, Social Democrats, People-Before-Profit-Solidarity, the Regional Group, the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group - 5 minutes per party or group; and

- a speech in response by a Minister – 5 minutes; and

(ii) members may share time;

5. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 6 p.m. or 1 hour and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy, whichever is the later; and

6. the proceedings on the resumed Report Stage and Final Stage of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 shall commence no earlier than 6 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned after three hours.

In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that:

1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent:

(i) expressions of sympathy for the late Noel Treacy shall be taken for not more than 45 minutes immediately following Questions on Policy or Legislation;

(ii) the sitting shall be suspended pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) on the conclusion of the expressions of sympathy, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business; and

(iii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Biodiversity Action, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Biodiversity Action shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 145 minutes, with arrangements in accordance with those agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, following which a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, and members may share time.

Is that agreed?

It is not agreed.

On Wednesday, there is a motion that calls for the extension of the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS, without debate. We think this is wrong. There needs to be a debate on this extension, considering that there are some very profitable companies availing of this subsidy, including high energy users such as data centres. There are no criteria around the profits that they are making, around labour issues or environmental issues. The only criterion is that there is an increase in their energy costs. We have not seen the list from Revenue yet, but this motion should be debated rather than just passed. It stands in stark contrast to the way we are treating people in energy poverty.

We need a debate about the accountability of social media companies. I think everyone is aware that Meta has just been fined a record amount of €1.2 billion for breaches relating to the transfer of personal data, the largest ever EU privacy fine.

The Data Protection Commissioner disagreed with the decision in this regard but was overruled by other EU countries. This comes in the wake of the horrific attack on a child in Navan, County Meath, a video of which was shared millions of times across multiple social media platforms. Many people are asking when social media companies will be held accountable by means of sanctions like that just imposed on Meta for the sharing of content on their platforms of such dreadful abuse. I am conscious that we have seen the very welcome appointment of the Online Safety Commissioner. We heard the very welcome announcement in recent days that Government is holding an advertising campaign to remind people of the law on sharing images, which was, of course, based on legislation introduced by Deputy Howlin that was inspired by Coco's Law. We need a debate on accountability of social media companies. When will the online safety framework fully come into effect?

The Rural Independent Group is seeking an urgent debate on the proposed rewetting of boglands and other lands. This is a major issue. Deputy Nolan brought in members of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA, who testified - many people listened to what they had to say - to the fear those in the farming community have of their lands being flooded. As we know, water will find its own level. Everybody should know that at this stage. This proposal is half-baked and half-cooked. We are going to drive farmers off the land.

Every day I consider this matter, I can see that we are heading closer to a food shortage in this country. I do not know what is driving it, but I am of the view that this is a deliberate policy. It is a folly, and part of a green agenda. People spent all their lives draining lands and now there are those who want to flood them again. Those who drained their lands got grants in some cases. They were poor enough grants, but they got assistance to drain the land and they were proud of it. We see now that they are going to be hunted off this land. It is a case of "To hell or to Connaught". This is not acceptable. We in the Rural Independent Group are calling for an urgent national debate on this issue.

As nobody else has indicated, I will ask the Taoiseach to respond.

I thank the Deputies. With regard to TBESS, approximately 30,000 businesses qualify for that scheme at the moment. They are all over the country. Many of them are SMEs and many have employees. Helping with their energy costs, of course, does not just help the businesses and their owners, it also helps their employees and assists in reducing and managing inflation. It is just the extension of an existing scheme for a couple of weeks until the end of July. We do not think it merits a specific debate.

As Deputies will know, the nature restoration law is a proposed European law. Time will be provided next week for statements in the House on the matter. I want to make it very clear that it is a proposal at this stage. We all understand the need to protect nature, restore biodiversity loss and allow nature to regrow-----

What about protecting people and farmland?

-----but there are aspects of it that go too far, particularly if it comes to taking agricultural land out of use for food production. In urban areas, there are issues where it might become harder, for example, to turn a grass pitch into an all-weather pitch. There is a long way to go before this regulation is right. Negotiations are ongoing. I encourage people to engage in the debate next week in a productive way and suggest how the legislation can be improved and what compromises can be made in order that it is fit for purpose. I share concerns people have across rural and urban Ireland about some aspects of it going too far and not fully recognising how we use land in Ireland. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, made those points very well at the weekend.

On the sharing of videos and images that are designed to humiliate people - involving violent and sexual imagery on many occasions - online, the Online Safety Commissioner is in place. Coimisiún na Meán is up and running. It is still in its early days, but much can be done to require platforms to take down such videos. Some of them did, in fairness; others did not. We need to have the sanctions in place to fine companies that do not live up to their own community standards. That work is very much under way. There is a Government campaign of which Deputies will be aware to inform people that sharing sexual images or even threatening to do so is a crime. That very useful campaign was launched by the Minister, Deputy Harris, the other day. Other messages are important too. We need to say to people and individuals that they have a responsibility not to share images or videos of this nature. I know some people who do so in solidarity, but that is not the way to show solidarity. There is also a responsibility on the traditional media. Very often, the number of people who see these images could be as low as a few thousand or ten thousand. It is when they are signposted by the traditional media that the figures then go very high. They have responsibilities too.

I thank the Taoiseach.

For clarity, does the debate promised for next week cover what we are concerned about?

We do not want to call a vote on something if it is happening.

There will be a debate next week on the land restoration law. The Deputy raised the issue at a meeting of the Business Committee last week. We are scheduling it for next week.

Is the Order of Business agreed? Agreed.