Dáil debates

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32

 

11:00 am

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, 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 32. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Transport to meet Residents for Realignment of Metro North in the Drumcondra area with a view to ensuring the alignment chosen is the one that minimises the number of houses under which tunnelling takes place.

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent public interest, namely, the necessity for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the actions he intends to take to ensure alternative employment opportunities are created for vulnerable construction sector workers, many of whose jobs are likely to go in the years ahead. Employment in the construction sector is already beginning to fall. A further fall in construction employment, which is almost inevitable, will have particularly dire consequences for regional areas which lack alternative employment opportunities because the outgoing Government allowed job losses across regional towns to be camouflaged by the then buoyant construction sector.

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.