Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32

 

3:00 pm

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Anois, iarratais chun tairiscint a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan-Ordú 32. 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 Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the ongoing rise in gun deaths and gun threats, including two killings over the weekend, one of a man in his house in Newcastle, the other outside in the open in Clondalkin, and two incidents where the lives of customers and bar staff alike were threatened by gunmen, one in Limerick on Sunday evening, the other in Chapelizod in my own constituency today — thankfully, in both these incidents the men were disarmed with no shots fired; and the urgent need for the Government to expedite a robust process of civilianisation of as many administrative and other appropriate tasks as possible in order to free up fully trained gardaí to fight serious drug and gun crime.

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the announcement by SIPTU that it is to serve strike notice on the HSE on behalf of its 1,200 emergency ambulance workers, following the unilateral decision of the HSE to sign contracts with three private ambulance operators last December, which, of course, is a continuation of the Government's agenda for the privatisation of the health service; the need for proper consultation with SIPTU as representatives of the workers in this case; and the need for this Government to account to this House as to why it has not invested in the emergency ambulance service but instead has chosen to contract out ambulance services to private firms.

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the major public safety issues at the Dublin Port tunnel, particularly the fire incident today in the tunnel, and to ensure that proper fire and safety plans are put in place to ensure the safety of our citizens and to make this a priority issue.

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Tar éis iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar na nithe ardaithe, níl siad in ord faoi Bhuan Ordú 32. Having given the matters full consideration, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 32.