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. I call Deputy Ó Caoláin.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address the following matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Finance to indicate his and his Department's true intentions towards the proposals prepared jointly over a period of months by Quinn Insurance Limited and Anglo Irish Bank and that offer the prospect of the retention of all existing jobs in Quinn Insurance Limited, Cavan, Enniskillen, Blanchardstown, Navan and elsewhere and that commit to the return in full of the €2.8 billion owed by Mr. Sean Quinn to Anglo Irish Bank, now in State ownership, thereby securing the taxpayers' interest; to ask the Minister if he is prepared to give these proposals the required Government backing and if he will insist on full consideration of these proposals by the administrators before they close their process of assessment?

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló chun deileáil leis an ghnó ríthabhachtach seo faoi Bhuan Ordú 32, namely, the urgent need for the Government to address the crisis in our mental health services. It is a myth that the mental health sector was protected by budget 2011. The cut of almost 2% comes on top of chronic under-funding year on year and the true extent of the cuts is masked by the recruitment embargo which has hit mental health services disproportionately. Inpatient bed numbers and community care provision have been cut and acute in-patient beds across the country are being cut. There is an urgent need for the Government to end the recruitment embargo in the mental health area.

Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter, namely, the fact that 1,900 farmers have yet to receive any direct payments due to them and that a further 17,000 have only received part payment of the single farm payment; that the outstanding sum of €100 million needs to be paid as a matter of urgency in order to assist struggling farm households.

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