-----the expedient progress of business today, Members should accept the situation and move across to the convention centre to allow Leaders’ Questions and our normal work to proceed.

I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Defence Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Minister for F…

I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 28th October, 2020, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, in accordance with Standing Order 95(3)( b ), which, not later than 25th November, 2020, shall send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing …

I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 28th October, 2020, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, the appointment or re-appointment, as the case may be, of the persons concerned to be members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, and pursuant to sections 9 and 10 of the Legal Services Regulation Act, 2015, approves the appointment of Simon Murphy, with effect from 1st October, 2020, by the Government to be a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority in accordance with t…

I propose to take Questions Nos. 23, 24 and 26 together. On the advice of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, the Government decided on 15 September to postpone the 2021 census until 3 April 2022. The census of population is a unique count of everyone present in Ireland on census night and provides essential information for planning and decision-making. It is vital that the census enables everyone in Ireland to participate in order that the information gathered reflects all our needs and can be used to make decisio…

I thought we were taking Deputy Tóibín's question separately. I did not know it was grouped. I will try and answer it now.

That is fine. I will answer them all.

To answer Deputy Mac Lochlainn's question around the impact of the census postponement on the EU regulation, under the Framework Regulation of the Council and the Parliament Ireland is required to transmit census data to EUROSTAT with a reference date in 2021 and this transition must be made by March 2024. The CSO is working closely with EUROSTAT to mitigate the impact of the changed census date and will consider the introduction of additional methodologies and data sources in order to satisfy all EUROSTAT's requir…

I appreciate the feedback from the Opposition parties and groups regarding more speaking time. We have listened to that and, in the interests of consensus and compromise, I propose an amendment to Tuesday's business in regard to the statements and questions and answers by the Tánaiste on the GP contract that: "The proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion after 120 minutes and shall consist of a statement by the Tánaiste which shall not exceed 20 minutes, followed by 16 minutes questions and answers for Sinn Féi…

No.

No.

No.

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that today's Order of Business shall consist of the announcement of business and proposals for arrangements for Tuesday and Wednesday only. We are working on an amendment to Thursday's schedule, previously circulated last week, and we will circulate a revised schedule to the Business Committee as soon as possible for discussion with all Members.

I move: "That, for the avoidance of doubt, office premises ordinarily occupied by staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission shall be considered to form part of the parliamentary precincts for the purpose of the giving of evidence by witnesses, by means of such specified videoconferencing platform as may be approved and provided by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, to any Committee appointed by Dáil Éireann or by both Houses of the Oireachtas."

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 6 b , motion re sittings and business, be taken now without debate and that any division claimed thereon be taken immediately.

I move: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that — (a) in relation to Thursday, 22nd October, 2020— (i) the business to be transacted shall be as follows: (I) questions to the Minister for Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Order 46(1)( b ); (II) Motion re Extension of Sunset Clause for Part 5 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; (III) Motion re Extension of Sunset Clause for Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measur…

Le seachtain anuas, thug an Rialtas seo faoi dhá mhórghníomh ar mhaithe leis an nGaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht a chur chun cinn: an chéad tuairisc ar dhul chun cinn phlean ghníomhaíochta 2018-22 don Ghaeilge a fhoilsiú, agus Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019 a thabhairt tríd an Dáil ar an Dara Céim. Inné, fógraíodh mórghníomh eile don teanga nuair a leagadh amach sa cháinaisnéis go bhfuil méadú de 23% le teacht ar bhuiséad na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta sa bhliain 2021. Léiríonn na forbairtí seo go léir go bhf…

I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the financial motions by the Minister for Finance shall be moved, and where indicated grouped for the purpose of debate in accordance with the following schedule, and in the case of each resolution the proceedings thereon and any amendments thereto shall be brought to a conclusion by one question, which shall be put from the Chair not later than the times indicated as follows, provided that where the time slot for a resolution is not used, the unused time m…

I move: Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of Tuesday, that: (a) the Further Revised Estimate for public services for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media be taken now without debate; and (b) the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 12a, statements and questions and answers on Covid-19, which shall be taken this evening immediately following a 20-minute sanitisation sos following the Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018. The statement…

As the Ceann Comhairle said, the Business Committee spent a considerable time today discussing this. The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, is willing to partake in statements and questions and answers this evening which is why we made the proposal. We sought to accommodate a discussion in this evening's debate and time was provided at the end of today. The Opposition requested a debate on Covid. Last week, all Government time was provided for a debate on Covid. As the Ceann Comhairle said, there will co…