I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2025 [Votes 29, 33 and 34] and Third Further Revised Estimate 2025 [Vote 24] (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (without debate) - Statements on School Transport (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Energy Costs, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday’s business shall be: - Motion re Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (without debate) - Statements on Auto-Enrolment (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) - Statements on the Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) - Motion for Third Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2025 [Vote 24] (to be taken no earlier than 5.30 p.m. and to conclude within 60 minutes, with any division claimed to be taken immediately) Wednesday’s private members' business shall be the Motion re Child Poverty and Homelessness, selected by the Labour Party Thursday's business shall be Statements on the National Social Enterprise Policy – Trading for Impact (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025, sponsored by Deputy George Lawlor 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) Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken, and Government business shall commence at the time when Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach would normally be taken; and (c) private members' business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on School Transport, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, and on the commencement time for topical issues; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2025 [Votes 29, 33 and 34] and Third Further Revised Estimate 2025 [Vote 24] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 3. the proceedings on the Motion re Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority shall be taken without debate; and 4. the Statements on School Transport 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. In relation to Wednesday’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) in the event that the Statements on the Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents conclude before 5.30 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 5.30 p.m., when the order of business shall resume with the Motion for Third Further Revised Estimate 2025 [Vote 24]; and (b) the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of the Motion for Third Further Revised Estimate 2025 [Vote 24], with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission shall be taken without debate; 3. the Statements on Auto-Enrolment 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; 4. the Statements on the Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents 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 5. the proceedings on the Motion for Third Further Revised Estimate 2025 [Vote 24] shall be taken either at 5.30 p.m., or on the conclusion of the Statements on the Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents, whichever is the later, and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:- - opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes; - speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group, and Independent Technical Group – 7.5 minutes per party or group; - speeches by Other Members – 7.5 minutes in total; and - a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; (b) members may share time; and (c) any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately. In relation to Thursday’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 extent that topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on the National Social Enterprise Policy – Trading for Impact, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and 2. the Statements on the National Social Enterprise Policy – Trading for Impact 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.
Sentiment score: 0.60
We had a good and robust meeting last Thursday, which the Ceann Comhairle will be aware of, given that she chaired it, in relation to the Order of Business for this week. Regarding the items raised, the Minister gave a comprehensive answer on the issue of mica.
Sentiment score: 0.45
With regard to the other issues raised, we can discuss them at the Business Committee this Thursday.
Sentiment score: 0.00
I thank the Deputy for the question. I am familiar with the issue as our constituencies border each other. It has been raised with me by people living in south Tipperary. I have been in contact with the new integrated health area manager in the HSE in relation to this. The Deputy is right. The waiting lists are increasing because of it. I met one of the employees when I happened to be out and about one day and she raised the issue with me. I will speak to the HSE locally in that area again. I will revert to the Deputy in writing, if that is okay.
Sentiment score: 0.07