Before coming to the Order of Business, 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.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
I wish to request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance, namely the need for the Government to honour its election promise and programme for Government by introducing maximum class guidelines to ensure the pupil-teacher ratio for children under nine years of age is below international best practice of 1:20. Government inaction on the issue of overcrowded classrooms is extremely damaging to the life chances and career prospects of the primary school pupils affected.
I seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the Dáil on the following specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely to discuss the ongoing imprisonment of the five Rossport men who are defending the interests of their community and the Irish people against those of a foreign multinational.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.