Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I ask that time be allocated to debate No. 9 rather than for it be passed without debate on the basis that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children has been advised in regard to the avian flu situation. It is important that the Health Service Executive's concerns be addressed. The Minister concerned asked on a radio programme this morning that people dealing with poultry make themselves known to the authorities. This matter warrants debate, albeit of a limited length, in this House and should not be referred to committee without debate.

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