Séamus Kirk (Louth, 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.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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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 crisis at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; where the recent reduction of up to 20% in the total number of acute beds at the hospital and the loss of 35 nurses over the past year who have not been replaced led to the suspension of emergency facilities last weekend; which, despite being among the top three hospitals in the country, with 35,000 admissions on an annual basis and length of stay among the shortest in Ireland, has been purposely selected for unwarranted and disproportionate cutbacks; and if steps will be taken to address the unfair treatment to which this important hospital, which services the communities of Longford and Westmeath, has been subject, restore the number of acute beds and significantly increase nursing personnel.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, 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 closure of 25 branches with a loss of more than 150 jobs by National Irish Bank and the consequent undermining of banking services for tens of thousands of customers across the country, particularly in counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan, Donegal and Longford; and the crippling announcement that Allied Irish Banks is set to impose premium levies on loans to thousands of Irish businesses which will result in further business closures and job losses.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of national importance and life and death, namely, that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government make an urgent statement to Dáil Éireann regarding the critical fire safety risks at the Priory Hall apartment complex, Hole-in-the-Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, and, given the Minister's urgent responsibility, to immediately re-house 167 families from the complex, including Dublin City Council tenants, households on the rental accommodation scheme, households who purchased through the affordable housing scheme and the majority of households who privately purchased these grossly deficient apartments; if the Minister will indicate if he is reviewing the performance of the Dublin city manager, Mr. John Tierney, his predecessor, Mr. John Fitzgerald, and their respective management teams on this matter; and if he will also explain his continued failure to implement the planning and building regulations in the north fringe.

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 danger to public health that will be caused by the estimated 12% drop in income for the Irish Cancer Society this year, given that 7,000 people died from cancer last year, the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases is increasing by 7% each year and the survival rate in this country is 10% lower than in the best performing EU countries.

Séamus Kirk (Louth, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered the matters raised, they are not in accordance with Standing Order 32.