I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Motion re Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Motion re Restoration of Private Members’ Bill to the Order Paper (without debate)

- Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

- Appropriation Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes and any division claimed deferred to immediately before Committee Stage on Wednesday)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Blister Packs, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to adjourn after 90 minutes)

- Statements on Fisheries (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes)

- Appropriation Bill 2025 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to be taken no earlier than 7 p.m. and to conclude within 90 minutes)

- Credit Review Bill 2024 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 30 minutes)

- Proceeds of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 30 minutes)

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025*

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 2) Regulations 2025*

- Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates 2026 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

*Back from Committee; to be debated together and brought to a conclusion within 60 minutes, with questions to be put on each motion separately; any division claimed to be taken immediately

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Second Stage of the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025, selected by the Independent and Parties Technical Group.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn after 3 hours and 24 minutes)

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill", sponsored by the Committee on Health.

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:

(a) the time allocated to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; and

(b) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Second Stage of the Appropriation Bill 2025, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Defence and topical issues;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

3. the proceedings on the Motion re Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

4. the proceedings on the Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately;

5. the proceedings on the Motion re Restoration of Private Members’ Bill to the Order Paper shall be taken without debate;

6. the proceedings on the Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and

7. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Appropriation 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 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday; and

(c) 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 following extent:

(a) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.;

(b) in the event that the Statements on Fisheries conclude before 7 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 7 p.m. when the order of business shall resume with the Appropriation Bill 2025;

(c) any motions to be taken without debate shall be taken on the conclusion of the Motions re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025; and

(d) the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on any motions without debate, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of the weekly division time;

2. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 177(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours;

3. in relation to the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025, the following arrangements shall apply:

(a) the proceedings shall be interrupted and stand adjourned either after 1 hour and 30 minutes or where no further member is offering, and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) 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); and

(ii) members may share time; and

(b) the proceedings shall not be resumed on Wednesday;

4. the Statements on Fisheries shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 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;

5. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Appropriation Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation;

6. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Credit Review Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance;

7. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Proceeds of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration;

8. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025 and the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(a) the two motions shall be debated together, with separate questions put on all proceedings thereon;

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

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

speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group, and Independent Technical Group – 7.5 minutes per party or group;

speeches by Other Members – 7.5 minutes in total; and

a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes;

(c) members may share time; and

(d) any divisions demanded shall be taken immediately; and

9. the proceedings on the Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates 2026 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately.

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

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

(i) pursuant to an Order of the Dáil of 3rd December, 2025, Parliamentary Questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall be taken for 96.5 minutes immediately following the SOS;

(ii) topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of the Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Motion re Report entitled “Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill”: Provided that where the Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025 concludes within the available time, topical issues shall be taken on its conclusion; and

(iii) the Dáil shall adjourn on conclusion of the Motion re Report entitled “Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill”; and

(b) the Dáil on its rising shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 13th January, 2026; and

2. in relation to the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025, the following arrangements shall apply:

(a) subject to subparagraph (ii), the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned after 3 hours and 24 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(i) 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);

(ii) 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 10 minutes; and

(iii) members may share time; and

(b) the proceedings shall not be resumed on Thursday.

Are the arrangements agreed to? They are not agreed.