Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent importance, namely, in light of the collapse of the airline, JetGreen, if the Minister for Transport will outline the steps he will take to assist passengers who may be unable to complete their journeys as a result of the collapse, the steps that are being taken to ensure the continuation of the routes, and if he will now review the conditions of the licensing of airlines in view of the collapse of this airline and that of Duo and Jetmagic earlier this year.
I move the Adjournment of the Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, the announcement by the Central Statistics Office that 444 people died by suicide last year, that one third of deaths among young people are because of suicide, and that this is the biggest cause of death in the 15 to 24 age group, 81% of whom are male, the failure of the Government to invest in research to determine the reason for such an epidemic of suicide and the total absence of suicide prevention programmes.
I ask that Dáil Éireann be adjourned under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national and life-threatening importance, namely, the need to formulate an action plan in response to revelations of radon gas levels in many homes, which are many hundreds of times the recommended background levels and to require the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to reinstate the irresponsible cutback he made in radon remediation grants.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.