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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 6 Mar 2007

Vol. 633 No. 1

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.

Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the threat of industrial action by the Irish Nurses Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses Association, to further discuss their eight-point claim and, specifically, their demand for a 35-hour week and pay parity with other health professionals and to allow the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to make a statement on the matter.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to establish an immediate inquiry into Delvin Lodge nursing home, Gormanston, and, in particular, to inquire into the appalling, shameful and disgraceful quality of care given to the residents, as detailed in the recent HSE report which outlined 45 breaches of regulations, and for the HSE file to be forwarded to the Garda Síochána.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Health and Safety Authority to immediately intervene in the chaotic and hazardous situation obtaining in the accident and emergency department at Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, where there is a major health hazard due to overcrowding, where there is a major risk of spread of infection and malnutrition due to no hot food being served, where critical areas are blocked up, where the Mayo disaster plan could not be implemented, where people's dignity and personal safety are at risk and where 40 medical beds are urgently needed.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the recent report compiled by Professor Ken Hardman on behalf of the European Parliament which shows that Irish schools are close to the bottom of an EU-wide league table relating to the provision of physical education classes, with the lowest weekly allocation of physical education lessons, no physical education taught in some primary schools, inadequate facilities and equipment in some 60% of primary schools, a gap between hope and happening in the field of physical education and an increased incidence of related problems such as obesity.

Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.

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