Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31 and I will call the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
Request 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 urgent need for a new maternity unit at Kerry General Hospital, which is still awaiting approval from the Department of Health and Children.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to allow the Minister for Education and Science to make a statement to the House on the removal of a company from school maintenance contracts in the United Kingdom; the continuing losses being incurred by that company; the status of contracts held by that company in this country, including the promised construction of a new Cork school of music building, indicating whether the Government will fully fund this development.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: that in light of the brutal slaying of seals on the Blasket Islands in Kerry, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform ensures that resources are made available for a full criminal investigation into the killings; and that an information campaign be conducted by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara to stress that marine mammals form an essential part of this environment and are as important to conserve as the fish we depend on for food.
I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for measures to combat the increasing number of accidents on the M1 and M50; following a very serious accident on the M1 last weekend, the need to install crash barriers on all motorways throughout the country as a means of averting the high number of accidents; and the need for the Government to step up its road safety campaign in a bid to curb the level of road fatalities.
Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.