Order of Business
The Leader outlined the day's business and later moved to withdraw the first item because the minister was unavailable, with the House agreeing to the change.
The Order of Business is No. 1, Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and adjourn not later than 2.45 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes each; No. 2, Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 2.45 p.m. and to adjourn not later than 4.15 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 3, Pensions (Equal Pension Treatment in Occupational Benefit Scheme) (Amendment) Bill 2016 – Second Stage, to be taken at 4.15 p.m. with the time allocated for this debate not to exceed two hours; and No. 4, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, entitled Report on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance and the cost of insurance working group's report on the cost of motor insurance, to be taken at 6.15 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each and the contributions of other Senators not to exceed five minutes.