Order of Business
The Leader outlined the scheduled business for the day, including motions and the Health Insurance Bill, with no substantive matter yet raised.
The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on a reasoned opinion on proposals for a Council directive on a common consolidated corporate tax base and a Council directive on a common corporate tax base, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016 – Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and conclude not later than 2 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 4, statements on the Be Winter Ready campaign, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 3 and conclude within 75 minutes, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes each and the Minister to be given five minutes in which to reply to the debate; No. 5, Appropriation Bill 2016 [Certified Money Bill] - all Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 4, with the proceedings on Second Stage, if not previously concluded, to be brought to a conclusion after 45 minutes, the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed five minutes each - time can be shared - the Minister to be given four minutes in which to reply to the debate, Committee and Remaining Stages to be taken immediately thereafter which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 15 minutes by one question which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Government; No. 6, Appropriation Bill 2016 - motion for earlier signature; and No. 7, Courts Bill 2016 - Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 6, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes each.