I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Fifth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate) - Finance Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes; any division claimed to be taken no earlier than 7 p.m.) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Irish Unity, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Men's Health (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) - Statements on Fisheries (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Office of the President, selected by Independent Technical Group. Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business: In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (a) the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; (b) in the event that Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2025 concludes before 7 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 7 p.m., and any division claimed on the proceedings on Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2025 shall be taken no earlier than 7 p.m.; (c) the weekly division time shall be taken on Tuesday 21st October, 2025, either on the conclusion of proceedings on Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2025, or at 7 p.m., whichever is the later: Provided that where questions on the Finance Bill 2025 are subject to divisions, the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of all such divisions; and (d) private members' business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on conclusion of the weekly division time, with consequential effect on the commencement times for Parliamentary Questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and topical issues; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Fifth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate; and 3. the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2025 shall be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and (c) members may share time. In relation to Wednesday's business and the arrangements for the week’s business, it is proposed that: 1. (1) the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (a) there shall be no suspension of sitting pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) and Government business shall commence at the time when the SOS would normally be taken; and (b) the Dáil shall adjourn on conclusion of the Statements on Fisheries; (2) the Dáil on its rising shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday 4th November, 2025; and (3) in relation to the Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) which would have been taken on Thursday 23rd October, the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the Questions to the Minister for Finance shall be taken on a future date to be ordered by the House; (b) the Questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation shall be taken on Wednesday, 5th November, 2025; and (c) the allocation of priority Questions to either Minister shall not be affected by these moves, nor shall the rota of Ministers or rota for priority Questions be affected; 2. the Statements on Men's Health shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (a) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (c) members may share time; and 3. the Statements on Fisheries shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (a) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (c) members may share time.
Sentiment score: -0.09
I have heard the views of the various Opposition Whips in relation to barristers. Tomorrow morning, as everybody is aware, there is a Private Members' motion on the Office of the President. I am sure there is ample time there if somebody wants to raise an issue. On the question to the Minister in regard to Standing Order 35(3) that has just been raised, at the moment the gardaí are involved. There is a criminal investigation and I have no doubt the Minister will come into the House when it is the right time to do so.
Sentiment score: -0.10
Agreed.
Sentiment score: 0.27
I thank the Deputy for speaking about the CAST project. We often hear about game-changers on the floor of this Dáil but this project is a game-changer. For the many who do not know about it, it involves incidents to which the Garda is alerted and the persons involved might have enduring mental health conditions, for example, they might be psychotic. What it means is that the consultant psychiatrist or the advanced nurse practitioner with mental health training travels in the vehicle with the gardaí, and when it is safe to do so, the mental health intervention is made. We have every intention of continuing this pilot. I saw a preliminary report earlier this year. The results were outstanding. The Garda and the Ministers for Health and justice are very supportive of it. The regional executive officer, REO, in the Limerick area is fully supportive of it as well. I visited it recently and spoke to the superintendent as well. We will be rolling it out. The Minister for justice has said that he wants to see it being mainstreamed across the country.
Sentiment score: 0.30