Order of Business
The Minister proposes the scheduled business, but the Opposition does not agree and seeks to amend the arrangements.
I move:
Wesnesday's business shall be:
- Motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025 (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately)
- Motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 and 45] (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately)
- Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes; any division claimed to be taken no earlier than 7 p.m.)
Wednesday's private members' business shall be the motion re cost of motoring, selected by Sinn Féin.
Thursday's business shall be:
- Statements on Science Week (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes)
Thursday's Private Members' business shall be the Second Stage of the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025, selected by Social Democrats.
Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business:
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, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 34(1)—
(a) the Dáil shall sit later than 10.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues;
(b) Other Members’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38A shall be taken immediately following Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and
(c) in the event that Second Stage of the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 concludes before 7 p.m., and a division is claimed on the proceedings thereon, the sitting shall stand suspended until 7 p.m., and any division claimed on the proceedings on Second Stage of the Bill shall be taken on the resumption of the sitting: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings after 7 p.m. shall be taken immediately;
2. the proceedings on the motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;
3. the proceedings on the motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 and 45] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and
4. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:
(a) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);
(b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other Member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and
(c) Members may share time.
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:
(a) no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or Private Members' Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken;
(b) private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 168(1) and Standing Order 176 shall be taken for 2 hours on the conclusion of the statements on Science Week; and
(c) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members' business, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues;
2. the statements on Science Week shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:
(a) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down);
(b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and
(c )members may share time; and
3. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 177(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours.