Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I call on Deputy Arthur Morgan.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter, namely, the chronic shortage of home support hours available from the HSE in County Louth, the consequent suffering of those in need of home support, especially elderly people, and the need to ensure appropriate funding is made available without delay from the Department of Health and Children, so that those in this area who need home support can have access to an adequate allocation of hours, as demand is far exceeding supply.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Education and Science to include immediately Springdale national school in Raheny in her Department's school building programme. The Department sanctioned the rebuilding of the school in March 2001, but in spite of many promises and the assessment of the project as a priority project, the school has not been rebuilt. The walls are damp and there are major health and safety risks, with mouse traps having to be set at night. I request the Minister urgently to include the school in her school building programme.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the mindless violence that has devastated this city. In my own area over the past week, a young man was assassinated on the Grand Canal in Bluebell, while two young Polish men were violently attacked after leaving the local chip shop in the Drimnagh area. Sadly, one of these men died last night. People in our communities are living in fear, and I call on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to prioritise the protection of innocent people and to bring these perpetrators to justice immediately. I also seek the adjournment of the Dáil for an all-party debate on the violent crime that is destroying our communities.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the damaging effect on patient care of cutbacks imposed by the HSE, including the announcement by the HSE North East that it will only accept emergency child psychiatric referrals from GPs in Cavan and Monaghan for at least the next four months, and the need for the Minister for Health and Children to ensure that the essential resources are provided to restore the service.
Tar éis breithniú a dhéanamh ar na nithe ardaithe, níl siad in órd faoi Bhuan-Ordú 32. Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.