Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with two notices under Standing Order 32.
Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32
I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an issue of national importance. This relates to the announcement yesterday by the Health Service Executive to end the 24-hour emergency accident and emergency service in St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, together with proposals by the HSE to make changes in the services provided in eight other hospitals around the country. In the case of Loughlinstown hospital, people living in my constituency of County Wicklow will be forced to go all the way to St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin to receive emergency treatment and this could potentially be a matter of life and death. The business of the Dáil should be adjourned to discuss this vital issue.
I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of public interest requiring urgent attention, namely, the need for the Government and the Industrial Development Agency to source urgently a replacement industry for Cashel, County Tipperary, following the announcement yesterday of the closure of the Johnson & Johnson plant in the town with the loss of 133 direct jobs and 80 catering and security support jobs. This is a major blow to the town, which already has over 1,200 unemployed. I ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to make a statement on the matter.
Having considered the matters raised, I consider that they are not in order.