I now come to a number of notices under Standing Order 31. I will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office. I call Deputy Bernard Durkan.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
A Deputy
Tá sé as láthair.
I am Bernard Allen. The Ceann Comhairle called Bernard Durkan.
I call Deputy Bernard Allen.
It was the wrong St. Bernard.
I am calling Deputy Allen since I see that he is on his feet and he is also on the list. Deputy Durkan was first on the list and Deputy Allen further down.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the fact that the Government has allowed the spending of public moneys by the Commission on Electronic Voting without the authorisation of Dáil Éireann, and allow it to state what funding has been made available to the commission to discharge its duties and from where the moneys came.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 on the following specific and urgent matter, namely, in view of the divisive debate regarding the forthcoming presidential election, the necessity for this House to debate the possibility of agreeing a consensus candidate who could be representative of the people of Ireland. I propose the Rev. Ian Paisley.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of regional and national importance, namely, the decision by Teagasc to starve the pedigree herd that it failed to remove from the Ballinamore research station before the likely implementation of a total slaughter policy and its petty and petulant response to the determined efforts of local farmers to prevent the closure of the centre, most significantly raising major concerns regarding the animal welfare policy of a Department.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance and concern, namely, the unacceptably long waiting lists, averaging 42.2 weeks, for Irish driving test candidates, stretching to 60 weeks in some cases. That compares with 8.7 weeks in the UK, which is regarded as excessive in Britain. The Department has failed to appoint sufficient examiners to cope with the demand, and that has implications for the ongoing higher insurance premium costs for young people.
I apologise for not being here earlier, I thought that it was yesterday morning. I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to call on the Minister for Health and Children to reverse his decision, through the ERHA, to shut down the tuberculosis and respiratory facilities at Peamount Hospital, Newcastle, County Dublin, which will remove the long-established and reliable services for patients in the immediate catchment area and throughout the country.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss and clarify a matter of urgent national importance, namely, the need to act swiftly on the recommendations of the Barron committee by establishing a full public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings to ensure that justice is finally done.
I have considered the matters raised and they are not in accordance with Standing Order 31.