Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31 and will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent public concern, namely, the necessity for the Minister for State with responsibility for housing to make a statement outlining his Department's position on the proposals by Dublin City Council to extend the right to purchase provisions to flat complexes and to inform the House whether he will withhold agreement to those proposals until necessary legislation and/or regulations for the management of apartment complexes in the public, private and voluntary sectors is introduced.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of public and national concern, namely, the placement of 24 children under the age of 16 with mental health problems in adult psychiatric institutions and the continuing failure to develop five new inpatient psychiatric units for children between six and 16, as pledged following the recommendations of the working group on child and adult psychiatry in 2001.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of national importance, namely, why a 62-year-old Mayo man has been waiting since last April to be admitted to University College Hospital, Galway for treatment of a tumour on his kidney, thought to be malignant, which was diagnosed on a scan in Mayo General Hospital seven months ago.
In accordance with the terms Standing Order 31 I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following specific and significant matter of public interest requiring urgent attention, namely, the need to conduct a regional economic impact study on the effect of any change to the gateway status of Shannon Airport before entering into bilateral negotiations with the US Government on transatlantic aviation.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of national importance, namely, the serious deterioration in law and order in County Donegal and the latest atrocity where a 74-year-old deaf pensioner has been beaten almost to death in his home and at present is recovering at Letterkenny General Hospital.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of extreme importance, namely, the urgent need to ensure the retention of all-year-round direct transatlantic services through Shannon Airport, together with a guarantee from the Government, in light of its recent announcement that immediate negotiations will be sought to progress an EU/US open skies agreement, that it will put forward a special case for Shannon in those negotiations.
Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 31.