John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Anois, iarratais chun tairisceana a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of extreme importance, namely, the proposals to reconfigure accident and emergency services as outlined in the review of acute hospital services in the Health Service Executive mid-west area, the implications of these proposals for 24-hour accident and emergency services at Ennis General Hospital and the need for the Minister for Health and Children to debate this matter in the House.

I am disappointed that neither my request nor that of Deputy Joe Carey for an Adjournment debate or private notice question on this matter was accepted. By what means may we debate this issue in the House? The Minister will be in the Chamber later today and could set aside time for such a debate.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I have called Deputy Joe Carey.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Is there any possibility that this issue can be raised with the Minister?

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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That cannot be discussed now.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Can it be discussed tomorrow?

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Deputy should resubmit his request for an Adjournment debate.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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The people of Clare are extremely worried.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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We cannot discuss that issue.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the reorganisation of 24-hour accident and emergency services at Ennis and Nenagh General Hospitals as per the Teamwork report, thus placing 44,000 people in Clare outside the internationally recognised golden hour standard in the delivery of acute care and with inevitable consequences for our remaining national network of general hospitals.

I too am appalled that Deputy Breen and I were not allowed to raise this issue on the Adjournment today.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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We cannot have a discussion under Standing Order 32. The Deputy should resubmit his request for an Adjournment debate tomorrow.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Will the Ceann Comhairle give an assurance that he will allow us to debate this issue tomorrow night?

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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No, the Deputy should resubmit his request tomorrow.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform urgently adopt the key recommendation of the report by Mr. Paul Coffey, senior counsel, into the 1981 Stardust tragedy; that the Government correct the public record by placing on the record of the Dáil and Seanad an acknowledgement of the tribunal's findings that there is no evidence that the fire was started deliberately and that the cause of the fire is unknown; and, given the tragic loss of 48 young lives in this disaster and the ongoing 28-year fight for accountability and justice by the Stardust Victims and Relatives Committee, that all the recommendations in the Coffey report be implemented as a matter of priority.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the failure of the Government to provide sufficient funding to meet the requirements of the farm waste management scheme to the tune of €450 million.

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the incredible failure of the Government to establish the promised multi-agency taskforce in Limerick nearly three weeks after Dell's announcement to close its manufacturing plant there with the loss of 1,900 direct jobs and the consequential loss of many other thousands of jobs in related companies. I again call on the Government to show urgency by immediately establishing this employment and retraining taskforce, properly resourced and with broad terms of reference and incorporating funding for the Limerick regeneration project which can provide much needed employment. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue on the Adjournment today. I hope the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, who is in the Chamber, will give us an indication that this taskforce will be established. It should have been established two months ago.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Deputy can discuss this issue during the Adjournment debate.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national and local importance, namely, the continuing wind-down of Monaghan General Hospital despite the fact that no alternative arrangements are being made. Both Cavan General Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are incapable of dealing with their own patients. Yet the Minister and the Health Service Executive carry on with the removal of staff and services regardless of possible consequences to the people of Monaghan. This process is now being extended to other areas of the country, as highlighted by my colleagues, which demands a full debate in the House. This policy must be changed.

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Tar éis breithnithe a dhéanamh ar na nithe ardaithe, níl siad in ord faoi Bhuan Ordú 32. Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32.