Order of Business
The Chair marked a minute's silence for Bloody Sunday, and the Deputy Leader outlined the day's business, including broadband and Brexit statements.
Before I ask the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business for the day, I remind Senators that, as we discussed yesterday, there will be a minute's silence before she responds in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
Comment on this
The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the roll-out of broadband, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and to conclude at 3.30 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; No. 2, statements on the final report on the impacts of Brexit of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, to be taken at 3.30 p.m. and to conclude at 5 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 3, Private Members' business, Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 5.15 p.m., with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed two hours.