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.

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 urgent and increasing need for the Government to revisit and cease its support for the foreign policies of the United States Administration in light of both the Sunday Tribune-Millward Brown IMS opinion poll which found that 80% of Irish people believe that George Bush's policies have made the world a more dangerous place——

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy made a fair contribution.

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Deputy Ó Snodaigh, without interruption.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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——and the recently declassified national intelligence estimate which clearly demonstrates that even the United States' own intelligence agencies now acknowledge that global security threats have increased on foot of the American-led invasion of Iraq; and the need for the Government to withdraw the use of Irish airports and airspace from all planes associated with the so-called war on terror.

Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the criticisms of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the purchase of Thornton Hall in north Dublin for a prison and the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, to make a statement on his responsibility for the waste of taxpayers' money involved and the need to stop this project going ahead at an unsuitable location.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, 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 stated position of the Minister for Finance, who informed me by parliamentary reply in February 2006 that the volume and type of business conducted at Weston Aerodrome does not justify the deployment of a permanent customs presence there. However, the seizure of approximately 50 kg of drugs, the arrest of five individuals and the impounding of a jet belonging to the aerodrome's owner strongly highlights the error of the Minister's position. A total of 18 visits by customs officials in the space of a year does not provide sufficient protection from wrongdoers and the Minister must now deploy full customs cover or suspend Weston's licence.

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 need for the Minister for Education and Science to reverse the withdrawal of the on-site National Educational Psychological Service from the Presentation secondary school, Clonmel, a school which has disadvantaged status, and to ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, 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 manner in which multinational oil companies have managed to get such a good deal from the Government and whether this is connected with past fundraising activities of a particular political party which managed to pay off a considerable debt of millions.

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.