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.

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: the insensitive manner in which subscribers to the refuse service in County Mayo are being left without such a service from Mayo County Council and are being given only ten days to source an alternative, private refuse collection service. There is no provision of a waiver for old and impoverished people. I wish to discuss whether this abdication of responsibility by Mayo County Council and the move from a public to a private refuse collection system mark the death-knell for local government in Mayo.

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 totally unacceptable situation at St. Mary's national school, Virginia, County Cavan, where 315 pupils are accommodated in a school built for 160. Five classes, some in prefabs, have more than 30 pupils, with more than 35 pupils in three classes. There is no accommodation for the principal, only one toilet for 17 female teachers and seven prefabs cover most of the play area. This situation is an example of a failure to plan in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government housing section and in the Department of Education and Science.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need to establish a national database of rogue developers. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, recently informed me that section 9 of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006 does not enable planning authorities to rely on information supplied by others, including a centrally maintained list, when refusing planning permission to those with histories of non-compliance. This means planning authorities have no way of knowing what compliance record an applicant has outside their area. The legislation is either flawed or has been incorrectly read and, in the interests of consumer protection, a national database of rogue developers needs to be established immediately.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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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 Justice, Equality and Law Reform to respond to the memorandum submitted by the Stardust victims and relatives committee requesting the urgent establishment of a new commission of inquiry into the Stardust disaster, in which 48 young people tragically lost their lives, in light of the 25 year struggle of the Stardust relatives and survivors for justice and closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Three weeks ago, the Taoiseach promised to respond by this week.

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, 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, the report published today by Sustainable Energy Ireland which indicates that our CO2 emissions are once again rising faster than our energy use; and the prediction that energy use in Ireland will increase in the next 14 years by 30% at a time when we are making international commitments for a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the same period.

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the closure of all 24-hour pharmacies in the capital city; the refusal by the Minister for Health and Children to introduce a national out-of-hours rota system as repeatedly requested by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union; and the failure of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to provide the necessary security to enable pharmacies to provide a 24-hour service in Dublin

Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, 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 difficulties with classroom accommodation and teacher staffing at St. Mary's national school, Virginia, County Cavan, in a town with a rapidly-increasing population; the high levels of enrolment and the severely restricted children's play area caused by five prefabricated classrooms; and the calls on the Minister for Education and Science to address these problems as a matter of urgency.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, 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 need for the Government to take heed of the survey published by the Irish Traveller Movement which found that most Travellers wish to be nomadic for some part of the year; whether the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government believes that nomadism is an integral part of Traveller culture; and, in respecting that cultural right, whether he will provide the urgently needed transient halting sites for Traveller communities around the State to enable them to exercise that right.

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.