Mary Butler
Waterford · Fianna Fáil · Ireland
“Major improvements are happening across services: enhanced access to proactive and preventive healthcare to support a better quality of life; the embedding and upscaling of women's health initiatives put in place through the implementation of the previous women's health action plans, including, as the Senator knows, free contraception, sp…”
“In relation to any proposal, a proposal for a new location requires a detailed business case, a premises, support from the regional HSE management, and the necessary funding to resource the staffing of the service. That is where I come into it and what I will be trying to do.”
“We are currently working closely with it to support the expansion of Jigsaw services to Waterford and the south east, as well as to County Clare. The location of Waterford was picked because we have no services in the south east at all. It is great that we will have the hub and spoke model the Senator spoke about.”
“That is where I do not agree with the Senator. I believe €180 million of funding ring-fenced for women's health, when we have come from a low base, is absolutely unbelievable.”
“The plan will build on our knowledge of women's health through research and innovation and will spotlight important areas such as endometriosis and cardiovascular health. Recently, the Minister announced €2 million in funding for women's health research.”
“This plan will continue to focus on how we can improve access to specialist endometriosis care and treatment. As the Senator knows, we have established two super-regional specialist centres, one in Tallaght University Hospital and another in Cork, alongside the development of five regional endometriosis hubs.”
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“the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (a) the time allocated to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; (b) Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall not be taken; (c) there shall be no Questions on Policy or Legislation pursuant to Standing Order 36; (d) Oral Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken; (e) private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m.”
“Thursday's business shall be the Second Stage of Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 [Seanad] (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes). Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021, sponsored by Deputy Jennifer Whitmore. Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business: In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that: 1.”
“and to conclude within 1 hour) - Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 2 hours) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Modifications) Regulations 2025 (back from Committee) (to conclude within 60 minutes and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion for a Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2025 [Vote 29] (back from Committee) (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motions for Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 26, 28, 30 to 34, 36 to 38, 40, 42 and 45] (back from Committee) (without debate) (to be moved together and decided by one question; any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Referral to Committee of Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Trans Healthcare, selected by the Labour Party.”
“I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Energy Costs (to adjourn after 2 hours and 15 minutes) - Statements on the Housing Plan (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) - National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 7 p.m.”
“Yes, there are challenges in rural areas and at the weekend, but the fact that we have an ageing population who are living so much longer is something that should be cherished and that we should all acknowledge. That is because a lot of really good people are delivering really good services every day of the week. I will leave it there. I believe we will have the Bill for Committee, Report and Final Stages tomorrow evening.”
“This is why we have the risk equalisation scheme. It helps to resolve this. I always see the glass as half full. I am very proud of the fact that we have one of the highest life expectancies in Europe. I am also very proud of the work that has been done over previous years on home care, day care and meals on wheels, that triangle of support that keeps people at home for as long as possible. The number of people who were under fair deal in a nursing home in 2019 is almost equal to the number of people in a nursing home in 2025 because people are living longer at home with the correct wraparound supports. I am not saying everything is perfect - far from it - but we have done a huge amount of work to support older people to remain in their communities. You only have to look at the number of home care hours that will be delivered this year.”
“I fervently believe that every person who goes to work in healthcare every day goes to do the best job they possibly can. However, I agree with our last speaker about the challenges we have in relation to productivity and, in some instances, culture. Those are areas where we have to see change. As regards the Bill, I find every year that people do not always understand what we are trying to achieve. I refer to the risk equalisation scheme. To explain it in simple language, a community-rated market means that everyone pays the same price for the same policy regardless of age or health. That is really important. However, it costs more to insure older and sicker people, and without the support of the risk equalisation scheme, insurers with more high-risk customers would face higher costs and premiums could rise.”
“I also want to say, as somebody who has been in the Department of Health for six years now and having completed six budgets, that it is important to note what has been achieved to reduce the cost of healthcare for families over recent years, for example, free contraception up to the age of 35 and no more inpatient bed charges in our hospitals. You used to be charged up to ten days a year, and people found that quite hard. There is also the reduction in the drugs payment scheme for families, which is capped at €80 a month. All that has to be factored in as well. It is important to put such things on the record of the Dáil. I thank all those who work in our health services all over the country, whether they are public, private or voluntary. They do a huge amount of work.”
“We know for a fact that a large proportion of people in Ireland have private health insurance, but it is important to put on the record of the House that 1.57 million people in Ireland have a medical card and over 700,000 people have a doctor-only card. I was struck by the point that some of the Deputies made, namely, that there was a cohort of people who could not afford private health insurance and who did not qualify for the medical card, but a lot of people qualify for doctor-only cards and have not applied for them. That is really important to say.”
“We also have the Minister, Jim O'Callaghan, coming in, so there is someone in the Chamber to hear me. It was great to finish on words of wisdom and lived experience from Deputy Daly. He is always there to give us all advice in relation to healthcare, and it is great to hear somebody speaking to the Bill. I have been six years in the Department of Health. This is possibly my fifth or sixth time speaking on this Bill. I look forward to a stage when we will not have to speak on it, that we will get the legislation that means we will not have to come in every year and speak to it. However, it is important legislation, as we know. It is a technical Bill with eight sections focused on the specific area of health insurance. A couple of points are worth mentioning.”
“No, I did not. I was prepared to go in last Thursday afternoon and I was told around lunchtime on Thursday that the meeting was no longer going ahead and that the committee did not wish the Chief Whip to attend.”
“As regards the Moriarty tribunal, established in 1997, the spend to date is €77.948 million. I would have been quite happy to answer any questions if I was afforded the time to do so but the Deputies opposite chose not to do so. They chose to attack me and the Taoiseach.”
“I must also stress that when finalising the 2025 Revised Estimate for the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation agreed that any additional third party cost falling due in 2025 would be funded by way of a Supplementary Estimate. It is important to note that the Department of the Taoiseach is otherwise within budget for 2025 and has managed to identify savings of €850,000 within its Vote to offset some of the additional third party costs that have arisen in 2025. My preference was to attend at committee, not to be here on the floor of the Dáil, to set out the case for the Supplementary Estimates for Votes 2 and 6, and I had set time aside last Thursday.”
“The situation is very clear. The Supplementary Estimate for Vote 6 is purely technical in nature. The CSSO does not require additional funding in 2025; it just needs the permission of the House to move funding within its Vote. The Supplementary Estimate for Vote 2 is substantive but unavoidable. It arises solely due to the payment of additional third party costs related to the Moriarty tribunal of inquiry and the National Asset Management Agency commission of investigation. I must stress again - it does not matter how many times I say it - that the Moriarty tribunal of inquiry and the NAMA commission of investigation are fully independent of the Department of the Taoiseach, and the Department has no role in determining the amount or timing of any third party costs.”
“No, those are just three examples I came with. I can find more if the Deputy likes. I have no problem looking back on things. The most important thing we should be here discussing are the Estimates, and many of the Deputies opposite chose not to discuss them.”
“I repeat that in 2004 the Minister of State, Mary Hanafin, attended select committee; Deputy Jack Chambers, who was Minister of State at the time, took Director of Public Prosecutions Supplementary Estimates on 30 November 2022; and on Thursday, 23 November 2023, the Chief Whip, Deputy Naughton, took the DPP Supplementary Estimates and a technical Supplementary Estimate for the Department because the Taoiseach was not available. The whole purpose of the meeting here today-----”
“There is precedent for this, as I said today on the Order of Business. I have been ten years in this House and for ten years, I have done Estimates, including four years as Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation from 2016 to 2020. I have done Supplementary Estimates for the past six years, including last Wednesday in relation to health. I know what Estimates are and I know how they work. I also know there is precedent for the Chief Whip to take Estimates. It has happened before.”
“I have heard what Deputy Doherty has said. He can try to undermine me all he likes, saying that he does not want a junior Minister standing opposite him. I am the Government Chief Whip at the Department of the Taoiseach. I am also Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for mental health and I attend Cabinet. I am well qualified to stand here. Deputy Doherty might not recognise that sitting in opposition but I am proud of what I am and who I have become as Chief Whip of this Government. That is the first point. The second point, which none of the Deputies opposite wants to acknowledge, is that this is time sensitive and this Vote has to happen by 3 December, next week. It is my job to make sure the Votes are taken. It is too easy to comment that the Taoiseach will not come and present here.”
“I thank the Deputies for their contributions on the Supplementary Estimates for Votes 2 and 6, and for setting aside the time for this motion, given the time-sensitive nature of the Supplementary Estimates process. I will just clear up a few points. Last Thursday afternoon, in my diary, I was to attend the finance committee on behalf of the Taoiseach in relation to these Supplementary Estimates. At approximately 12 noon on Thursday, after our Business Committee meeting, I was informed that I was no longer required to attend by the committee. Those are the facts.”
“It is estimated that expenditure on general law expenses will be approximately €800,000 in 2025, which gives rise to a requirement for an additional allocation of €170,000 under this subhead. The CSSO has identified savings under subhead A1, administration pay and excess appropriations-in-aid, which will offset the total estimated €1.264 million expenditure shortfall in Vote 6. To allow the Oireachtas to vote on the technical Supplementary Estimate, an additional €1,000 must be requested on the CSSO's 2025 Revised Estimate, bringing the 2025 gross Further Revised Estimate for the CSSO to €54.55 million. I commend the motion to the House.”
“These are primarily fees payable to external counsel following the delivery of the relevant legal service, where they represent Departments and offices in litigation before the Irish courts, other tribunals and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The overall level of these fees is, to a large extent, demand-led and dependent on the level of activity in the courts at any time and on the complexity of the given cases. It is therefore difficult to forecast the level of fees each year. A provision of €630,000 was made in the 2025 CSSO Revised Estimates for general law expenses, which are demand-led and depend on the types of cases being taken by and against the State.”
“This subhead provides for costs associated with engaging local State solicitors to act on behalf of the CSSO in the Circuit Courts and occasionally in the District Courts outside of Dublin. This increased expenditure arose due to an increase in the level of case activity in the work handled by local State solicitors, which varies from time to time. An allocation of €17 million was made under subhead A4 in respect of fees for counsel in 2025. However, the current position shows that after the fees requested by counsel undergo a value-for-money assessment, it is estimated total fees to counsel in 2025 will be €17.801 million, leaving a shortfall of €801,000 in this subhead.”
“The technical Supplementary Estimate is requested to allocate funding of €1.264 million to cover additional expenditure under four subheads in the CSSO Vote: subhead A2, administration non-pay; subhead A3, external legal services; subhead A4, fees to counsel; and subhead A5, general law expenses. Subhead A2, administration non-pay, was allocated a provision of €4.464 million in the 2025 Revised Estimates. An additional €232,000 is sought under this subhead. Inflationary increases, combined with delayed receipt of certain invoices at the end of 2024 now falling due in 2025, gave rise to the increased expenditure under this subhead. An additional allocation of €62,000 is required to cover projected total spend of €312,000 on external legal services in 2025.”
“The CSSO is a constituent part of the Attorney General's office and acts as solicitor to Ireland, the Attorney General and Departments and offices. The CSSO's mission is to provide the highest standard of professional legal services to the Government, Departments and offices as economically and efficiently as possible and to support adherence to the rule of law. The overall level of counsel fees is entirely demand-led and they are only paid following a robust, multilayered process which assesses each fee note individually to ascertain the correct fee payable for the work involved. The overall level of case fee notes is entirely demand-led and depends not only on the number of cases but also on the complexity of such cases in a given year.”
“Therefore, a Supplementary Estimate of €3.389 million is required for Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach. This will bring the 2025 gross Further Revised Estimate for the Department of the Taoiseach for the full year to €41.569 million. I will turn now to the request for a technical Supplementary Estimate for the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, CSSO. While the Taoiseach and other officeholders in the Department of the Taoiseach have certain responsibilities to the Oireachtas for administrative matters in the CSSO, the office operates independently of the Department of the Taoiseach. The CSSO is seeking to reallocate funding so that savings on budget lines can be used to offset increased expenditure under a number of subheads.”
“All commissions of investigation over the years covered by this subhead were independent and the Department of the Taoiseach had no control over their investigations or the third-party costs the commission would direct the Taoiseach to pay. The 2025 Revised Estimate allocation under subhead A5, commissions of investigation, is €2 million. It is estimated that reimbursements to the NTMA in respect of third-party costs related to the NAMA commission will amount to €2.764 million in 2025, giving rise to a Supplementary Estimate requirement of €764,000 in subhead A5. The total additional funding requirement in respect of third-party costs related to the Moriarty tribunal and the NAMA commission of investigation is €4.239 million. However, the Department has identified savings of €850,000 to offset this additional funding requirement.”
“It is estimated that reimbursement to the NTMA in respect of third-party costs relating to the Moriarty tribunal of inquiry will amount to approximately €6.785 million in 2025, resulting in a funding requirement of €3.475 million. The NAMA commission of investigation was established in June 2017, following extensive consultation with Oireachtas Members, to investigate the sale by NAMA of its Northern Ireland portfolio, known as Project Eagle. The Taoiseach was the specified Minister under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. The commission submitted its final report in April 2025, which dealt with the legal costs payable to the witnesses who appeared before it.”
“The Department has no control over the amount or timing of third-party costs. Following completion and publication of the Moriarty tribunal’s final report in 2011, a number of significant legal challenges resulted in considerable delays to the completion of the process regarding applications for third-party costs. The legal costs unit of the State Claims Agency has delegated sanction under the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2000 to assess bills of costs when received. Settlements are processed and paid by the legal costs unit and reimbursement is then sought by the NTMA from the Department of the Taoiseach. A total Revised Estimate of €3.31 million was provided for tribunals of inquiry in 2025.”
“Funding provision for tribunals of inquiry and commissions of investigation was discussed with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation as part of the 2025 Estimates process. Given that substantial allocations that had been made under these subheads in previous years went unspent, the 2025 allocation for tribunals of inquiry and commissions of investigation was agreed on the basis that any additional third-party costs falling due would be funded by way of a Supplementary Estimate. The resolution to establish the Moriarty tribunal of inquiry was passed by the Oireachtas on 26 September 1997. The tribunal cost falls within the remit of Department of the Taoiseach. However, the tribunal is fully independent of the Department.”
“Administration costs for the Department account for 16%. The remaining 17% provides non-pay funding for the National Economic and Social Development Office, the Covid-19 evaluation, citizens' assemblies and independent tribunals of inquiry and commissions of investigation. A Supplementary Estimate of €3.389 million is requested for Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach. The need for the Supplementary Estimate relates to reimbursement to the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, in respect of third-party costs relating to the Moriarty tribunal of inquiry and the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, commission of investigation.”
“The key function of the Department of the Taoiseach is to support the Taoiseach and the Government, including in implementing the programme for Government, through principled leadership and joined-up governance by: providing impartial high-quality policy advice in the national interest; co-ordinating Government activity to ensure effective, inclusive and timely decision-making; upholding democratic integrity, Civil Service values and public trust at the centre of government; and promoting a strategic and sustainable long-term perspective that safeguards Ireland’s future prosperity, cohesion and resilience. The 2025 gross Revised Estimate for the Department of the Taoiseach is €38.2 million. A total of 67%, or €25.42 million, of the allocation relates to salaries, wages and allowances.”
“I welcome the opportunity to present the requirement for Further Revised Estimates 2025 for the Department of the Taoiseach and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, following on from the Taoiseach attending the Joint and Select Committees on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach on the 2025 Revised Estimates for the Vote group on 9 July this year.”
“I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2024 (Modification) Regulations 2025, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 18th November, 2025, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in accordance with Standing Order 103(5), which, not later than 3rd December, 2025, shall send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 110, and Standing Order 109(2) shall accordingly apply.”
“In relation to the issues raised on the occupied territories Bill, the housing plan, Uisce Éireann and the second amendment raised under Standing Order 35(3), relating to the changes to immigration, these can be discussed at Thursday's meeting of the Business Committee. I will also discuss the matter with the Minister, who I have no doubt will come to the Dáil to discuss any changes that are being made. The Order of Business stands.”
“In relation to the issue raised by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald under Standing Order 35(3), my preference was to attend committee to set out the case for the Supplementary Estimates for Votes 2 and 6 and I had set aside time to do so last Thursday. I regret that this did not prove possible, in particular because there was a precedent for the Government Chief Whip presenting previous requirements for Supplementary Estimates for Votes in the Vote group of the Department of the Taoiseach. That would have happened back as far as 2004 when the then Chief Whip Mary Hanafin attended, in 2022 when the then Chief Whip Deputy Jack Chambers attended and in 2023 when the then Chief Whip Deputy Hildegarde Naughton attended. This is a time-sensitive issue that we will vote on on 3 December 2025.”
“the Statements on Sudan 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. Gov SF Lab Gov SF Mins 35 25 15 15 5 SD Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 15 15 5 12 15 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 5 12 15 5 8”
“the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Finance Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion either at 12.28 a.m. or after 4 hours, whichever is the later, by one question, which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance. 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 shall be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m., with consequential effect on the commencement times for the Second Stage of the Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025 and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and 2.”
“the proceedings on the Motion for a Financial Resolution for the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall be taken either at 5 p.m. or on the conclusion of the Motions on Proposals for Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Union support for asylum, migration and integration, for internal security and the Justice programme, for the period 2028-2034, whichever is the later, without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 7. the proceedings on Committee and remaining Stages of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health; and 8.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034, the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034, and the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the three motions shall be debated together, with separate questions put on all proceedings thereon; (b) 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; and (c) members may share time; 6.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann to Authorise negotiations for an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data 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 non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total; and a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and (b) members may share time; 5.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 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 non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total; and a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and (b) members may share time; 4.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025 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 non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total; and a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; and (b) members may share time; 3.”
“and which shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Finance Bill 2025, and the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.; (b) the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) shall be taken immediately following Taoiseach’s Oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 47(1), which shall be taken at the time when the SOS would normally be taken; and (c) in the event the Motions on Proposals for Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Union support for asylum, migration and integration, for internal security and the Justice programme, for the period 2028-2034 conclude before 5 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 5 p.m. when the order of business shall resume with the Motion for a Financial Resolution for the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025; 2.”
“notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 177(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours. 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) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the weekly division time, which may be taken later than 8.45 p.m.”
“the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) 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; Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday; and (c) members may share time; and Gov SF Lab Gov SF Mins 20 20 20 12 4 SD Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 20 12 4 20 12 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 4 20 12 4 20 7.”
“notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 217, in relation to the Motions for Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 2 and 6], the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the proceedings on the motions shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes; (b) the two motions shall be moved and debated together and brought to a conclusion by one question which shall be put from the Chair; (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; (d) members may share time; and (e) any division demanded shall be taken immediately; 6.”
“1 and 2), the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the proceedings on the motions shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes; (b) the two motions shall be debated together, with separate questions put from the Chair on each motion: Provided that the question on each motion shall also dispose of any amendments tabled to that motion; (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; (d) members may share time; and (e) any divisions demanded shall be taken immediately; 5.”
“and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and topical issues; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Sixth Report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate; 3. the proceedings on the Motion re Referral to Committee of Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Modifications) (Regulations) 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 4. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 217, in relation to the Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2025] (Financial Resolutions Nos.”
“the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (a) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business, and 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 any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 90 minutes) - Finance Bill 2025 (Report and Final Stages) (if not previously concluded, to conclude either at 12.28 a.m. or after 4 hours, whichever is the later) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration, selected by the Independent Technical Group. Thursday's business shall be: - Statements on Sudan (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes) Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025, sponsored by Deputy Brian Stanley. Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business: In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that: 1.”