Order of Business
The Leader sets out the day’s business, including all Stages of the Appropriation Bill and associated time limits.
The Order of Business is No. 1, Appropriation Bill 2015 [Certified Money Bill] - all Stages, to be taken at 1.45 p.m. and brought to a conclusion not later than 2.45 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to recommendations, include only those set down or accepted by the Government, with the time allocated for Second Stage contributions by group spokespersons not to exceed six minutes, the contributions of all other Senators not to exceed four minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply for five minutes not later than 2.40 p.m; No. 2, motion for earlier signature of the Appropriation Bill 2015, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, Private Members' business, Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 3 p.m. and brought to a conclusion not later than 3.30 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair; No. 4, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 3.30 p.m. and brought to a conclusion not later than 4 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair; No. 5, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - amendments from Dáil Éireann, to be taken at 4 p.m and conclude not later than 4.30 p.m.; and No. 6, Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 4.30 p.m. and brought to a conclusion not later than 7.30 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. On No. 1, we have allocated one hour for the debate on the Bill as all Stages were completed in the other House in less than 40 minutes.