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. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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I seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the Dáil on the following specific and important matter of public interest and urgent consideration, namely, the significant problems at the Dublin Port tunnel which include cracks in the tunnel, major leaks, 235 damaged homes, poor ventilation, noise and disruption over five years, flooding, pollution of the River Tolka and the considerable cost overruns on this project.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, to afford the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children an opportunity to tell the House what actions she has taken to investigate the subjection of Irish women to the brutal medical procedure known as symphysiotomy, to enable the Minister to outline measures she is putting in place to ease the pain and suffering of these victims of symphysiotomy and to outline why progress on this issue over many years has been so slow.

Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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I wish to propose the adjournment of Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the protracted and inexplicable delay in the publication of the report of the independent external inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death in Monaghan General Hospital in October 2005 of Mr. Patrick Joe Walsh for which a timescale of eight weeks had been promised to the Walsh family, the fact that 13 weeks have passed since the commitment to an expeditious review and report was given, with the circumstances of Mr. Walsh's tragic death being apparently treated with considerably less urgency than they so clearly would warrant, and calls on the HSE to explain the lengthy delay in the publication of the report of the fateful events of 14 October 2005 in Monaghan General Hospital which resulted in the needless death of Mr. Walsh.

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I wish to have the business of the House suspended under Standing Order 31 to raise an issue of urgent public importance, namely, the record breaking queues during the last month at accident and emergency departments and the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Health Service Executive to recognise that the fundamental problem is lack of bed capacity.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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I wish to have the business of the House suspended under Standing Order 31 to raise an issue of urgent public importance, namely, the inspection report on child care facilities in the west that showed that 85% of crèches did not comply with legal standards and the need to provide proper funding for child care facilities to maintain acceptable standards and also the need to make inspectors' reports available to parents.

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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I wish to have the business of the House suspended under Standing Order 31 to raise an issue of urgent public importance, namely, the mounting evidence that the CIA is transporting prisoners around Europe to secret torture camps and the need for the Government to ensure this country is not complicit in illegal actions by refusing permission for the suspect aircraft to land at Irish airports or, at the very least, to inspect the suspect aircraft if they are allowed to land.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the problems identified with leaks in the port tunnel and the need to establish proper control systems for major infrastructural projects to ensure that they deliver on time, on cost and up to standard, especially given the increased level of expenditure proposed by the Government. It is five years since the opening date of January 2001 was published.

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to allow the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to explain why a very seriously ill 22 year old girl in Mayo General Hospital cannot be transferred to a consultant neurologist in University College Hospital Galway due to no bed being available and to discuss the almost total meltdown of the health service due to the lack of acute beds.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: in light of the deteriorating position between farmers and Teagasc surrounding the enactment of the nitrates action plan, which will have a devastating impact on the future of agricultural research in this country, the urgent need for the Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Agriculture and Food to come before the House and outline the manner in which information was presented to them by Teagasc, the directions or instructions issued by them or their Departments to the director of Teagasc regarding the presentation of information to be included in the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2005; and who and on what basis it was decided to use agronomic guidelines as legal maxima in implementing the regulation.

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.