Vol. 559 No. 6
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Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 18 Dec 2002
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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standi...
Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31 dealing with two different issues. I propose to deal with these separately and I will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
In regard to the first topic, I received notice from Deputy Connaughton and I call on him to state the matter.
I seek to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance, namely the devastating effects of the recent budget cutbacks on the Department of forestry which has resulted in a number of institutes of technology courses on forestry management, including that of the GMIT, being severely curtailed thus jeopardising the future employment of many young graduates who chose a career in forestry but who now find that the skill base modules of their courses have to be discontinued because of lack of funding.
The matter is not in order under Standing Order 31. In regard to the second topic, I call Deputy Sargent.
First, may I take this opportunity to wish you a peaceful and green Christmas, and a more sustainable and equitable 2003. Ba mhaith liom beannachtaí a ghabáil leat agus le gach Ball den Tí, leis on fhoiceann agus leis na tuairisceoirí nuachtán, raidio agus teilifíse.
I seek to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of urgent national importance, which has already been raised and on which I take it there will be widespread agreement, namely the breakdown in talks at Government Buildings between employer and union delegations allied to the fact that no commitment for a resumption of talks has been made.
The matter is not in order under Standing Order 31.
