I move: Tuesday’s business shall be: - Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] (any division demanded shall be taken immediately) - Motion re Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle (any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] (to be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes, and to be moved together and decided by one question) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Support Householders, Businesses and Farmers affected by Storm Éowyn in a fair, equitable and timely manner, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity (to adjourn after 2 hours) - Financial Motion by the Minister for Finance (to conclude within 60 mins and any division demanded to be taken immediately) - Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to commence no earlier than 5 p.m. and to adjourn either at 9 p.m. or after 3 hours, whichever is the later) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, selected by the Independent and Parties Technical Group. Thursday’s business shall be Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity (resumed) (not to exceed 1 hour and 32 minutes). 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: (i) the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; (ii) the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business; (iii) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of Government business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; and (iv) topical issues pursuant to Standing Order 39 shall not be taken and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46] shall be taken without debate, and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 3. the Motion re Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle shall not exceed 2 hours and 27 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (i) the arrangements for the speeches, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (ii) following the speeches, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; (iii) members may share time; and (iv) any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 4. the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the proceedings on the Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 24, 41 and 46]: (a) the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes; (b) the motions shall be moved together and decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair; and (c) 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; and a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and (d) 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: (i) the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of the weekly division time, which may be taken later than 8.45 p.m.; (ii) Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) which were to be taken on Tuesday, 25th March, 2025, shall be taken immediately following the SOS on Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business and without any change to the allocation of priority Questions to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and not otherwise affecting the current sequence of Ministers or rota for priority Questions as ordered by the House; and (iii) the weekly division time shall be taken on the adjournment of proceedings on the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Provided that where the proceedings on that Bill conclude within the allotted time, the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; 2. the Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity shall be interrupted and stand adjourned after 2 hours and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (i) the arrangements for the statements shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (ii) any speaking slots which are not reached may be taken on Thursday in accordance with the agreed sequence; and (iii) members may share time; 3. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 217, in relation to the Motion re Financial Motion by the Minister for Finance, the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the motion shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes by one question which shall also dispose of any amendments to the motion and which shall be put from the Chair; (ii) 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; and - a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; (iii) members may share time; and (iv) any divisions demanded on the Financial Motion or on any amendments thereto shall be taken immediately; and 4. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024 shall be taken no earlier than 5 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted, and stand adjourned either at 9 p.m. or after 3 hours, whichever is the later. 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 following extent: (i) no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or private member's Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken; and (ii) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity for not more than 120 minutes and more than five topical issues may be taken, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues; and 2. the resumed Statements on Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity shall not exceed 1 hour and 32 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (i) the speaking slots from Wednesday’s arrangements for the statements shall be continued from the point at which they were adjourned; (ii) 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 (iii) members may share time.

Sentiment score: 0.02

I note the dissent as set down by the various Deputies. They also dissented at the Business Committee last Thursday. We will do our best to find some speaking time. I will engage with the Opposition Whips to find speaking time regarding tariffs. We had speaking time on that two weeks ago. I said last Thursday that, as soon as 2 April had passed, we will know exactly where we are and that we will find time. Deputy Collins looked for time regarding Uisce Éireann, which will be facilitated next week, as I told him last Thursday. Now, I notice that he is looking for time regarding ACRES. There is only a certain amount of time every week. We will facilitate that in due course but the Deputy will also recognise the fact that all parties and groups can use the Private Members' time to facilitate discussions on areas they want to discuss. Regarding what was said by Deputy O'Callaghan, I think, regarding speaking rights, we have just had Leaders' Questions. Leaders' Questions were allocated by party and grouping. The Other Members' Questions will be allocated by party and grouping. We are following the Standing Orders.

Sentiment score: 0.19

For anybody who was not present at the Business Committee last Thursday, what I said was that we had statements on tariffs two weeks ago and that we were all waiting with trepidation as to what would happen on 2 April and that then we would discuss speaking time in the very near future about what we will all find out tomorrow.

Sentiment score: 0.00

I thank the Deputy for raising this really important mental health Bill, which, as he knows, is a priority of the Government. The restoration of the Bill to the Order Paper was one of the first actions undertaken by this Government. I was delighted to reinstate it. I met the Attorney General only last week on this. We are just trying to finalise the last of the amendments, which are quite technical in nature and some of which relate to other legislation, namely the Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Act. There are just a few technicalities to iron out. I hope to bring the legislation to Committee Stage next month.

Sentiment score: 0.22