Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
I propose the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the urgent need for Internet service providers to ban websites which purport to provide an opportunity for parents, pupils and other parties to rate the performances of teachers and the serious implications such websites could have for other professionals such as doctors, nurses, gardaí and public service officials, who may be pilloried by having their professional reputations publicly compromised by disparaging comments from certain elements of the public.
Hear, hear.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the apparent lack of progress in repairing the roof of the national aquatic centre following the storm damage to its roof on 1 January last, the considerable inconvenience the closure of the centre has caused its 4,000 members and other users, including many elite swimmers, and the resultant cancellation of a number of international swimming competitions.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an important matter of public interest that requires urgent consideration, namely, the critical failure of the State to ensure the provision of an adequate child care infrastructure, the resultant exclusion of a large proportion of women from the workforce and the report of the forum on the workplace of the future, which stated that the cost of child care in the State is the highest in the EU.
Having considered the matters raised I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 31.