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.

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: the immediate need for the Government to outline the measures it is taking to develop alternative uses for the land previously utilised by the Irish sugar processing industry following the closure of that industry; the need for the Minister for Agriculture and Food to inform the House of the steps she took, if any, to try to retain the industry for a final season and the procedures she intends to employ when distributing the compensation envelope to those within the industry who now face substantial losses.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the possibility that the proposed community hospital project in Tralee will not be given the go-ahead in 2006 despite assurances to that effect from the Health Service Executive, and the implications this has for the area.

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: if the Tánaiste will reconsider her stance on the provision of free health care to around 100 Irish women who are very ill with hepatitis C but who have not tested positive for it, although they have every symptom of the illness and have had a positive diagnosis of hepatitis C from consultant hepatoligist, and who desperately need help now.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the crime figures for County Louth which have increased significantly since 2000. Headline crime was up from 1,800 crimes in 2000 to 2,600 in 2005, which is an increase of 41%. Of the 841 burglaries recorded in Louth in 2005, only 60 were detected. This Government is losing the battle against serious crime.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the reversal of Government policy in abandoning the long-promised introduction of meaningful competition in the bus market in Dublin, the sacrifice of the public interest to vested interests and the immediate need to put vast numbers of additional buses on the streets of Dublin.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the failure of the Government to fund any of the truly cross-Border projects, such as the Castle Sanderson scouting project, the Ballybay wetlands or the re-opening of the Ulster Canal. The Government is demanding that cross-Border projects be brought forward for funding between now and 2012, yet some of these projects have not even been visited by the Government officials concerned.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for the Government to address properly institutional racism within the State, including its failure to recognise Travellers as a distinct ethnic minority, its immigration measures that have had discriminatory effects, as well as its inclusion of the equality brief within a Department that prioritises a criminal justice agenda, as highlighted in a new report by Amnesty International.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: on International Day against Racism, the need for the Government to address the role it is playing in encouraging racism by failing to deliver adequate resources for health, housing, education and social security, resulting in the wrongful scapegoating of immigrants and ethnic minorities.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: on International Day against Racism, the need for the Government to develop and implement a proactive, viable, comprehensive national strategy for the positive integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities into society, and for the mainstreaming of measures in all levels of Government and public services.

Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Within the last hour, I was advised by the Ceann Comhairle's office that my motion was not being allowed.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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It is not allowed as a Private Notice Question.

Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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My motion is on the Mallow sugar factory.

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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We are dealing with requests to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31.

Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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It was submitted under Standing Order 31.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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That is a disgrace.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to allow statements to be made in the House by the Minister for Agriculture and Food and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the decision to close the sole remaining sugar manufacturing plant in Mallow, County Cork, outlining what measures will be undertaken and support given to employees of the plant as well as sugar beet farmers who now have no outlet for their produce, and whether the Government has any plans to encourage the conversion of the manufacturing process of this plant to produce ethanol as a substitute fuel.

Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to fund rape crisis centres and women's refuges properly and to remove immediately the funding cap on these services which has been in place since 2002, and to ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the recent revelation by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland that residents in Clonmel and the surrounding areas are at risk of radon poisoning and are experiencing as much radioactivity as workers at Sellafield, and the urgent need for action due to the proven link between exposure to radon gas and the incidence of lung cancer.

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the failure by the Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to place any of the six nominees put forward by 24 environmental organisations on to the board of the Environmental Protection Agency's advisory board.

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.