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. Now we come to requests to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, 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 threat to the education of the poorest children in the State by the proposed reduction in teaching posts and educational supports for the disadvantaged. There has been no improvement in literacy in this sector since 1980, according to the children's charity, Barnardos. The restricted codes which denote a linguistic impoverishment, combined with economic and resource curtailment, will further enforce the intellectual divide to the detriment of future economic progress in what should be a knowledge-based economy. This is frequently and unrealistically proposed by the Government but will never be realised without an increase in educational attainment across incomes and the social divide and the putting in place of appropriate resources to achieve equity.

Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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That sounds good.

Deputies:

Hear, hear.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I ask for a debate in respect of SR Technics which now seems to be doomed. Will the Tánaiste allow a debate under the terms of Standing Order 32?

Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Under Standing Order 32, I seek the adjournment of this House to debate the ongoing situation at Glengad, County Mayo, where local people with genuine objections to the proposed gas pipeline are being treated in a very heavy-handed manner by private security people. The freedom of people, including local fishermen, to move about and engage in their work is being impeded. I call on the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to intervene and to ensure that a full public inquiry is held in order to address all objections.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, 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, that with regard to the Monageer tragedy there was failure by the Health Service Executive and the social services to complete a suicide risk assessment which would have superficially identified ten indicators. These, combined, indicate high risk of suicide and the consequential need for the intervention of the mental health services and such an action would have saved the lives of Mr. Dunne, his wife and two children. In addition, there was failure by the Minister for Health and Children to include a psychiatrist in the Monageer inquiry team.

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.