I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31. I 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 debate an urgent matter of national importance and concern, namely, the closure of the speech therapy services at St. Joseph's school, Gracepark Road, Dublin 9; the urgent need to get a new premises before 30 November; and to ensure that the service for children with speech and language needs are not interrupted because of the premises issue.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a specific and significant matter of public interest requiring urgent attention, namely, the urgent need for Aer Lingus to resume its courier and carrier operations owing to the devastating effect the suspension of these services is having on Irish business, which must resort to purchasing seats on planes for staff to transport goods to clients.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Government to publicly refuse to accept the announced outcome of the presidential election in the Ukraine following a second round of voting during which the Ukrainian authorities have shown themselves unwilling to conduct a free and fair presidential election according to democratic standards outlined by the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to allow a full Dáil debate on a matter of national importance, namely, the failure of the Government to honour its commitment on decentralisation, the attempt to deceive the public on this issue prior to the local and European elections, and the shambles that has been made of the decentralisation programme.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the revelation that Limerick City Council has been informed by the Attorney General that it may not continue to underwrite a waiver system for the bin tax in the case of 4,000 households, including pensioners and very deprived people, the implications of this for other councils that have privatised their waste services, and the need for the Government to address this situation urgently.
I wish our American friends a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, the need for action, following reports of a legal challenge to the waste waiver system in Limerick city to ensure that the waiver system on local authority waste charges is continued.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following matter requiring urgent consideration, namely, the need for this House to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by the observation of a minute's silence at 11 a.m. in memory of the 106 women murdered in Ireland since 1996 and in recognition that nearly half of all women experience some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime, nearly one fifth of Irish women have been abused by a current or former partner and one quarter of all violent crimes in our country involve a man assaulting his wife or partner; to be followed by a full debate on how to muster the collective political will to tackle this pervasive social problem.
Does that include Jean McConville?
Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 31.