Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, 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 31. I will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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In light of the remarks by the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, that the Government would not meet its target of 0.7% of GNP for overseas development assistance by 2007 and in light of the remarks by the Taoiseach, Deputy Ahern, that the decline in global overseas development aid was shameful, indefensible and inconsistent with the commitments made at Rio, I ask that a debate take place in the House on this issue.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of local, national and international importance, namely, the further evidence of the shambles the Government has created within our health system, as reported by the ESRI, with the inexcusable second lowest rating of this State in a league of wealthier nations in terms of health care with the two areas of particular concern being access to GPs for low income families and the contradictions of private health care being delivered in public hospitals.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to investigate the circumstances under which NTL is withdrawing its services from parts of the Dublin South West constituency and the arrangements to provide alternative facilities.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the continuing bias by Aer Lingus management against Shannon Airport by the reduction of a number of routes to and from the airport and the fact that the station manager will not be replaced when he retires. I ask the Minister to meet representatives of Aer Lingus to ensure Government policy is implemented in a way that has regard to balanced regional development.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that the Government has introduced a data retention proposal to the EU providing for universal surveillance of the entire European population and, in doing so, has ignored our Data Protection Commissioner's expressed doubts over its legitimacy and legality, as well as the EU Data Protection Commissioner's warning that the proposed level of data retention constitutes an improper invasion of fundamental rights.

Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Having considered the matters raised, I do not consider they are in order under Standing Order 31.