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. We now come to requests to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance and concern; namely, the horrific murder of Finbar Dennehy from Clontarf and the disgraceful way this was treated by sections of our media, which totally misrepresented the facts of the case; the need for the Dáil to acknowledge the report of the State pathologist, which confirms that (a) there were no specific findings either on examination of the scene of death or at subsequent post mortem examination to indicate a sexual motive behind the murder, (b) there was no indication Mr. Dennehy contributed in any way to his own death, and (c) there were no specific features to indicate sexual depravity or perversion; the need to demand that all sections of the media respect all victims of murder; and the need for an expression of sympathy and support from all Members of the Dáil for the family of the late Mr. Dennehy and our wish to end this grave injustice to Mr. Dennehy and his family.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, 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 inequality in our society that sees old age pensioners who, in many cases, can barely afford to eat or heat their homes, and those who are unemployed due to the fallout of the economic crisis caused by Government mismanagement of the economy facing a possible reduction in their entitlements to social welfare, as unemployment figures rise by the minute, with the June figures reaching 12% and, according to the Taoiseach, expected to reach 15% by the end of the year; yet some members of our society are still refusing to share the pain.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance; namely, the urgent need for the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to ensure that the local drugs task forces are notified without further delay as to when their second tranche of funding for 2009 will be paid and the amount they will receive so they can plan for the rest of the year and continue the important work they are undertaking.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance; namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to enter into meaningful dialogue with representatives of community pharmacists to agree a fair reduction in their rate of payment under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 commensurate with that of other health professionals and to avoid major disruption to patients that will arise if hundreds of pharmacists withdraw from the drugs payments schemes.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Ba mhaith liom cead a lorg an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32 chun an gnó práinneach seo a leanas a phlé: the urgent need for the Government to recognise that the drugs trade is not in recession; to congratulate the Garda on yesterday's €1.2 million cocaine seizure, the volume of which underlines once again the need for proper funding of drug addiction and rehabilitation services; and the need for the Government to reverse the 17% cut in funding to local drugs task forces which is threatening many vital front-line services across Dublin, including education and training services, family support programmes, counselling, crèches and holistic therapies, at a time when the demand for these has never been higher.

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, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 32.