Order of Business
The scheduled business is set out, with the Fiscal Responsibility Bill and other items assigned time limits; the Chair urges Senators to observe them.
The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re referral to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2012, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 - Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and conclude not later than 2 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply not later than 1.50 p.m.; No. 3, Civil Defence Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and conclude not later than 4.30 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not exceed five minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply not later than 4.20 p.m.; and No. 22, motion No. 13, to be taken at 4.30 p.m. and conclude not later than 6.30 p.m.
