Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.
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 public interest that requires urgent consideration, namely, the need to allow Members and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to respond to the horrific attacks on a peaceful women's rights demonstration in Istanbul by the Turkish police, who beat and detained almost 60 demonstrators, and to allow the House to send a clear message on International Women's Day that such actions, which suppressed a democratic campaign for women's equality, are totally unacceptable on the part of the police force of a country that is a candidate for membership of the European Union.
I request the adjournment of the business of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Ministers for Health and Children and Education and Science to take urgent action to address the crisis in the provision of services for children with special needs, as highlighted in the north-eastern area of the Health Service Executive in recent days.
I seek the adjournment of the business of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to account for the impact on services of the presented resignation of a consultant oncologist from Cork University Hospital, the frustration caused by the failure to develop a dedicated cancer unit at the hospital, the unacceptable delay in rolling out the BreastCheck screening programme to the southern region and the existence of statistics from the national cancer registry showing that cancer levels in the region are higher than the national average, all of which indicate a huge failure of the Government's policy and a need to provide resources to meet this vital need.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the impending closure of the special education facility for autistic children at Marymount national school, Ballsgrove, Drogheda, County Louth.
I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate an issue of urgent public importance, namely, the decision of the north-eastern area of the Health Service Executive to take four autistic children into care and the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to investigate the matter and ensure that the best possible solution for the children and their parents is proposed.
Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 31.