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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the preparations by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for a "super prison" at Thornton Hall, including the massive cost of the archeological dig which is likely to exceed €30 million, the costs to service the site and upgrade local roads which are likely to exceed €40 million prior to any construction, and the fact that work on clearing the site has proceeded yesterday without the required permit. There is a need to immediately suspend all work and locate a more suitable site for such a prison.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent national importance, namely, the Government's justification or reason for withdrawing the alcohol products Bill and its failure to provide the necessary in-house care for the small majority at present suffering from serious alcoholism difficulties, some leading to death.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that in light of the newly-released Irish prison inspectorate report on Cork Prison, describing it as the most overcrowded in the Irish prison system, where prisoners are still expected to slop out, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform explain to the House why Fort Mitchell Prison, Spike Island, remains empty, eight miles distant from Cork city, with in-cell sanitation and more than €8 million of public investment in recent years.

Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to recruit the 2,000 additional gardaí promised in the programme for Government, and to recruit additional community gardaí to tackle the plague of anti-social behaviour which is making life unbearable for residents in large areas of our towns and cities. I to ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent public importance, namely, the report by Barnardos which shows that one in seven Irish children is living in poverty, and the need for the Government to back the Barnardos proposals, which include increasing child benefits, providing medical cards to families who pay 20% tax and putting the National Children's Office on a statutory footing.

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent public importance, namely, that the manner in which Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, is appointing members to the new Garda Ombudsman Commission lacks transparency and openness and will damage the public's confidence in the commission from the outset.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 so that we can analyse the cost to the taxpayer resulting from the Government's admission that it has no chance of meeting the initial Kyoto pledge to reduce CO2 emissions and to examine the opportunities and incentives towards efficient energy use and renewable energy technologies which the Government has not yet developed or supported.

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