Order of Business
The Leader sets out the day’s scheduled business, and confirms that any Opposition amendments will be taken if tabled.
The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the arrangements for the sittings of the House on Friday, 11 December and Tuesday, 15 December, to be taken without debate; No. 2, motion of referral to Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, Finance Bill 2015 [Certified Money Bill] - Committee Stage, resumed, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and conclude not later than 2.10 p.m.; No. 4, Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015 - Second and Subsequent Stages, to be taken at 2.15 p.m. and brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, not later than 4 p.m. 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 Government, with the contributions on Second Stage of group spokespersons not to exceed six minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed four minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply for five minutes not later than 3.55 p.m.; No. 5, Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2015 - all Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 4, with the debate on Second Stage to be brought to a conclusion not later than 5.30 p.m., the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed six minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed four minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply for five minutes not later than 5.25 p.m., Committee and Remaining Stages to be taken immediately thereafter; and, No. 6, Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of No. 5.
Comment on this
Was one of the items on the Order Paper that there would be no Opposition amendments taken?
Comment on this
The amendments will be taken if there are some tabled. We expect those Bills to finish earlier than the time indicated on the Order Paper.