Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

I seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 on a specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, in view of the designation yesterday by the World Health Organisation that level five status has been afforded to the influenza disease caused by the H1N1 virus - known as swine flu - and the statement by the Director General of the WHO that the global spread of the disease is almost inevitable and the opinion of the chief medical officer, Dr. Tony Holohan that we may expect to see some positive cases in this country, I ask that a full debate take place during which the Minister for Health and Children can inform the House, and by extension the country, of the measures currently in place and any proposed measures that might be considered necessary to curtail the spread of the disease and to minimise the risk to the public.

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