Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32.
I seek leave to adjourn the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an issue of local and national importance, the winding down of services at Monaghan General Hospital; the closure of the female surgical ward which was reconstructed only in recent years with ultra-modern fittings and beds, and the removal of ear, nose and throat services introduced a few weeks before the last general election. Can any Minister stand over such dreadful waste of an ultra-modern theatre and bed accommodation while transporting patients 140 miles to private clinics in Galway to be treated by surgeons who used to be with us in Monaghan?
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for the Government, the EU and its member Governments to engage with the members of ASEAN to advance the demands by the international community for the opening of dialogue with the democratic forces in Burma, to prevent the brutal suppression of those peacefully demonstrating for change, establish respect for human rights and make a beginning to such a dialogue as will respect the democratic will of the people of Burma, including its indigenous peoples. In view of the importance of this issue the Ceann Comhairle should agree to this request and I urge the Government to save time later by granting Government time for such a debate.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the continuing crisis in Burma, or Myanmar, and the need for the European Union and all its member states to maintain maximum pressure on the brutal military regime in that country and to give full support to the pro-democracy movement.
Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider them in order under Standing Order 32.