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.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the arbitrary and inflexible criteria for teacher allocation numbers in primary schools, one example being Bansha national school which recently lost a teacher because of the Department's inflexible teacher allocation model and despite the fact that the village is set to grow in population due to new housing developments. There is an urgent need for a new model to be introduced where more wide-ranging factors than figures on a page determine the teacher allocation model in our schools and where the local authority is given greater input.

Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the discriminatory allocation of €114 million under the dairy investment fund because in making the allocations, the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Coughlan, has failed to take the opportunity to enhance the dairy industry in the north west where dairy interests sought funding for a joint cheddar cheese project. By her actions the Minister has acted against the policy of successive Governments to encourage joint projects and rationalisation in the industry and has further continued the Government's refusal to deliver fair treatment to the north west.

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the findings of the recent TNS-MRBI survey which concluded that 27% of female members of the Permanent Defence Force claimed they had been bullied or harassed in the past year; and, second, the failure of the Government to take effective measures to increase female participation in the Permanent Defence Force which currently stands at only 5%.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, in light of the CSO finding that arrests for drug dealing are up 40%, indicating a major increase in drug-related crime, the urgent need for the Government to reinstate a full-time Minister with sole responsibility for the national drugs strategy; make adequate budgets available to both local drugs task forces and regional drugs task forces for the development of drug services to respond to the crises in both heroin and cocaine use; implement immediately the action plan on setting up local community policing fora; provide support for families to be involved as partners at local drugs task force and regional drugs task force level; and for the Minister to stop spinning statistics and concentrate on restructuring and re-targeting Garda resources at the drugs crisis and associated serious crime, as is his responsibility.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, that the Government provide adequate numbers of gardaí to work with the community to provide a proper policing service; that adequate manning levels are allocated to rural Garda stations such as Carlingford, Omeath and Ardee; and that necessary resources are given to the community restorative justice programmes to ensure a proper community-based policing service for all our people.

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.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Did the Ceann Comhairle not receive a request under Standing Order 31 in my name?

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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No, Deputy.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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I was informed by the Ceann Comhairle's office that it did. How many offices has the Ceann Comhairle?

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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I will hear the Deputy's request if he is satisfied it is cleared from the office.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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I am sorry about the confusion but I was led to believe there was no confusion.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism explain how the only cultural centre for traditional music in Fingal has been snubbed by the Government after Fingal County Council, the fastest growing county area, applied for a €2.2 million grant as a contribution to the Seamus Ennis Centre in Naul, north County Dublin, with the undertaking of far greater matching funding from the local authority. Despite the Minister having visited the area, it seems the Government is turning its back on the people of Dublin North. I ask that this decision be reconsidered.

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered that matter, it is not in order under Standing Order 31.