Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31. 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 31.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the threatened industrial action by the ESB group of unions, notice of which is due to expire on 12 July 2004, which will cause widespread inconvenience at the height of the tourist season, the 85% majority among ESB staff in favour of strike action, the necessity for urgent and timely intervention, and the need for the Minister for Communications, the Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and the Taoiseach to intervene at this stage to endeavour to head off the proposed industrial action and thereby facilitate the negotiation of a just and equitable resolution to the matters in dispute.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the failure of the Minister for Health and Children to honour his commitment to have a promised independent review published into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death on 1 July 2003 of two year old Róisín Ruddle, Kilfinny, Adare, County Limerick, following the cancellation of heart surgery at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, the events of 30 June 2003 which precipitated the cancellation of the procedure, the failure to honour the promise to address questions raised by the family, the failure to examine the protocols and procedures relevant to this incident having regard to prevailing standards of best practice, the failure to examine their application in this case and to make recommendations as seen fit, and the need for the Minister for Health and Children to explain to the House his failure to publish the report into the tragedy.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.