I move:

Wednesday 's business shall be:

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (to conclude within 60 minutes)

- Statements on the Scoping Exercise in response to requests from Dignity4Patients on behalf of victims and survivors of Michael Shine (to conclude within 60 minutes)

Wednesday 's private members' business shall be the Motion re Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration, selected by Sinn Féin.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Statements to mark Europe Day (to conclude within 2 hours and 25 minutes)

Thursday 's private members' business shall be the Motion re Cost of Living Mini-Budget, selected by the Labour Party.

Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business:

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

1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

(a)Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken, and Government business shall commence at the time when Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach would normally be taken;

(b)private members business shall be taken following the Statements on the Scoping Exercise in response to requests from Dignity4Patients on behalf of victims and survivors of Michael Shine;

(c) Parliamentary Questions to a Minister pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken; and

(d) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members business;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(a)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 non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total;

— a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(b)members may share time; and

3. the Statements on the Scoping Exercise in response to requests from Dignity4Patients on behalf of victims and survivors of Michael Shine shall not exceed 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

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

— opening statement by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes;

— statements 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;

— statements by non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total;

— a statement in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and

(b) members may share time.

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

1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

(a)no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or private member's Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken;

(b)private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 168(1) shall be taken for 2 hours on conclusion of the Statements to mark Europe Day; 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; and

2. the Statements to mark Europe Day shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a)the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across);

(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.

Are the arrangements agreed?

Not agreed.

I call Deputy Mac Lochlainn.

Anybody watching the debate here in the Dáil today must be scratching their head when they hear the Taoiseach talk about wind and solar. Does the Taoiseach know that there are turbines turned off in wind farms across this country because the electricity grid is not there? Does he know that offshore renewable energy policy is just not there? There is no strategy there. It is not happening. That is the reality. People need help now. We need an emergency budget now. The Government cannot expect the Opposition to agree to a schedule when it just brushes aside our calls for an emergency budget with an intervention.

I call Deputy Duncan Smith.

People need money in their pockets now with this crisis.

Deputies have 30 seconds each.

Now that Ireland is lamentably at the top of the list in terms of the highest cost of electricity, and people are pinned to their absolute collar, there has to be an emergency debate and discussion for a mini-budget this week. We cannot agree to the Order of Business on those grounds.

Hear, hear.

I call Deputy Farrelly.

Today, Social Justice Ireland has launched its national social monitor painting a very damning picture for young people in this country aged 18 to 24. Rising youth homelessness and decades of underinvestment in mental health services are just some of the issues. I ask for statements on these issues facing young people aged 18 to 24.

Thank you, Deputy. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

On May Day - International Workers' Day of all days - this Government betrayed hundreds of thousands of pensioners in this country and sabotaged the democracy of this House by refusing to issue the money message for the retired workers Bill, which had passed Second Stage and pre-legislative scrutiny and would give pensioners the right to have a say over the fact that their pensions were slashed and have never recovered from the austerity cuts to pensioners. They campaigned for this. The Government announced this on Friday of all days.

Thank you, Deputy. I call Deputy Michael Collins.

It is a disgrace. Those pensioners are furious. They are very angry. Will the Government at least explain to this House why it has done this to our pensioners?

The Deputy's time is up.

On 20 May, the people of this country doing short-term lets, Airbnb, etc., are supposed to sign up to a document. It is like a blank cheque. There is no legislation, despite being promised here for many years, never mind over the last number of months. I have been asking nearly every week for three months to bring the Minister before the Dáil to explain the situation. Do not expect people on 20 May to sign a blank cheque. Surely be to God, the Minister can come before the Dáil and explain what is going on.

I noted all the comments and the Order of Business stands.

Is that agreed?

Not agreed.