Dáil debates

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32

 

10:30 am

Photo of Séamus KirkSéamus 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.

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 discuss a matter of national importance and concern: the urgent need to ensure that all matters relating to the damaged homes in Marino following the construction of the Dublin Port tunnel are resolved in a fair and proper manner; that all senior citizens - I emphasise that these are senior citizens - whose homes were damaged are compensated quickly and fairly; that all of those involved in the negotiations respect the urgent needs of the local residents; and that the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government ensure that all local residents in Marino are compensated.

Photo of James BannonJames 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 local and national importance, namely, the fine line between health cutbacks and the deliberate exposure of the population to inevitable fatalities, given the impossibility of providing a safe health service to a population of approximately 4.3 million using 30% of an already depleted budget, while a top-heavy and overmanned administrative staff remain untouched and take up 70% of available health funding.

Deputies:

Hear, hear.

Photo of Séamus KirkSéamus Kirk (Louth, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider them to be in order under Standing Order 32.

(Interruptions).

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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How could you do that, a Cheann Comhairle?