Séamus Pattison (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Allen — the termination of employment by Cork University Hospital of an orthopaedic surgeon (details supplied); (2) Deputy Cowley — if the Minister will defer his decision to grant consent to install and commission the Corrib gas pipeline; (3) Deputy Healy — the urgent need for the location of an emergency ambulance station at Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; (4) Deputy Broughan — if the Minister will reconsider his decision on the introduction of post codes; (5) Deputy Wall — to ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a proposed new school (details supplied); and (6) Deputy Timmins — to ask the Minister for Health the reason an elderly person at Leas Cross Nursing Home was refused sanction by the HSE for certain medical material.

The matters raised by Deputies Allen, Cowley, Broughan and Wall have been selected for discussion.

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