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 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 urgently revisit the decision made to cut back one teacher at St. Kevin's junior national school, Donaghmede. There will be more pupils in the school next year than this year and this cutback will mean that our young pupils and teachers will suffer and Fianna Fáil will be breaking its election manifesto to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 26 to one.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the threat to consumers of a 30% increase in the price of electricity being sought by the ESB which could come into effect in early autumn and would add approximately €45 to the average bi-monthly bill and increase the average bill for a year to more than €1,100.
Hear, hear.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to ask the Minister for Health and Children why Mallow General Hospital does not yet have a CT scanner that is operational, despite the budgetary provision being made in 2004 and despite its subsequent installation; to ask why the person who was appointed radiographer will not now take up the post; and, further, to ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is proposed that this post will be filled.
Hear, hear.
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 Health and Children to call a halt to the cuts being imposed by the Health Service Executive which are adversely affecting the services provided to people with disabilities, including those of St. Michael's House which cares for over 1,500 adults and children in Dublin and which is now unable to guarantee services to parents of newly-born children with Down's syndrome; and the need for rights-based disability legislation to ensure that basic services for people with disabilities are guaranteed.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.
On a point of order, I submitted a request on a matter under Standing Order 32 to the Ceann Comhairle's office yesterday evening.
I must inform the Deputy that, unfortunately, I do not have that notice. I suggest the Deputy resubmits the request.
I will be of assistance to the Ceann Comhairle by submitting it for consideration for the adjournment debate.
Thank you, Deputy Higgins.
That is a good bargain.
That is known as diplomacy.