Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. 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 32.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the continuing crisis in our health care system, as highlighted by the thousands of people who marched calling for a decent health system in Dublin last Saturday; the dysfunction in cancer services and HSE mismanagement, as identified in the report on the case of Rebecca O'Malley; the report on Barringtons Hospital; the review of certain cancer tests in the north-east region; the accelerating process of downgrading local hospitals; and the continuing service cuts and employment restrictions imposed by the HSE, which have led to a ballot of 30,000 health service workers with a view to industrial action.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the serious cancer concerns which have arisen for some patients in the north east and the need for an independent inquiry into the scandal and also into the refusal of the HSE to allow Professor Carney to continue to work in the north east where he had been providing cancer services for 17 years and who has withdrawn his recent resignation on the grounds that he continues to have serious concerns regarding the continuity of care for his patients in the north east.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil on the following matter, the urgent need to debate, review and revise the current approach to crime fighting and prevention in light of the escalating violence and the risk to the community, as evidenced by the following selection of incidents which occurred during the Dáil recess — two armed robberies, one in Lucan and the other in Leitrim; shots fired at homes including a submachine gun attack on houses in Limerick and another gun attack last night; a gun attack on a house in Donegal during which an eight year old girl was injured; the aggravated burglary of an elderly man at knifepoint in his home in Dublin; the fatal stabbing of an off-duty taxi driver in Blanchardstown; the double murder of a father and son in their home in Kerry; seizures totalling more than €3 million worth of heroin in Meath, Limerick and Laois; St. Patrick's Day riots in Finglas; and two pipe bomb attacks in Crumlin and one in Pimlico in Dublin.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 on a matter of national importance, namely, the withdrawal of funding of €39 million for the redevelopment project at Ennis General Hospital despite the fact that the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health and Children have given firm commitments on the project; I now demand that this decision be reversed and that the Government outline the plan for the future of the hospital.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, the serious cases of misdiagnosis of cancer in the north east and the lack of clarity surrounding the nature of the misdiagnosis together with the HSE's handling of the issue, which has alarmed many patients and their families throughout the region; the vague statement issued by the HSE on Monday as a result of pressure from public representatives and the media, the content of which caused more worry and concern for the public and the need for the Minister and the HSE to release an immediate statement clarifying the situation; and for cancer services generally in the north east and around the country to receive sufficient funding to avoid the removal of cancer services, as is happening with the proposed closure of the Dóchas Centre in Drogheda and the removal of services from Sligo.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil on the following specific and important matter, namely, that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform provide an urgent report to Dáil Éireann on the current status of the review of the findings of the 1981 Stardust tribunal report that was being led by Mr. John Gallagher, senior counsel; if he and the Attorney General would urgently meet the Stardust victims and relatives committee; and if he would make a statement on the matter.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.