Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of urgent local and national importance, namely, the urgent need for the return of Nkechi Okolie and her three children to Castleblayney, County Monaghan, which was refused in Dáil Éireann on 22 March. The facts highlighted by "Prime Time" last Thursday night show clearly the need to bring this mother and her three children home to Castleblayney.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance and concern, namely, the allegations of victimisation of staff at a company, breaches of basic employee rights, staff being expected to work between eight and ten weeks without payment, allegations of sexual harassment and the urgent need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to investigate these serious complaints and the need for the truth to come out on this important matter.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise an issue of urgent public importance, namely, that the Minister for Health and Children address the crisis in the provision of health services in the Cork region caused by the second resignation in as many months of a consultant from a Cork city hospital for reasons of inadequate support services.

Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance, namely, the rip-off of PAYE taxpayers by the cynical reduction of the amount of refuse charge payment allowable against income tax to €195 per annum when refuse charges now run at an average of €350 per annum and to allow the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to make a statement on the matter.

Beverley Flynn (Mayo, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of urgent national importance, namely, the reduction by Iarnród Éireann of its freight container business and of the progressive cut back in its overall freight business and the consequent implications for the development of industry in the Border, midland and west region.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, the fact that so-called targeted supply subsidies such as sections 23 and 50 tax reliefs are having a serious negative impact on the ability of people, in particular first time buyers, to secure housing in their own communities by contributing to house price inflation by increasing demand from investors and the necessity for the relevant Ministers to explain to the House why they failed to act once the negative impact of these tax reliefs became evident.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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I seek to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely the absence of a sexual assault medical unit available in the mid-west region, the consequent need for rape victims from the region to travel to Cork for forensic examination in the aftermath of an attack and the refusal of the Department of Health and Children to finance the unit on a 50:50 basis with the Health Service Executive in the mid-west.

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of major national importance, namely the continuing loss of life on our roads due to the grossly underestimated effect of road conditions and road works on fatal and serious road traffic accidents and to demand that the NRA, the HSA and local authorities properly carry out their statutory responsibilities.

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.