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 Neville — the Irish Heart Alliance position paper on the marketing of unhealthy foods for children; (2) Deputy O'Shea — the need for legislative measures to deal with the anti-social and unlawful behaviour; (3) Deputy Costello — how the Minister plans to respond to the request by the Czech Republic for the arrest and extradition of two of its nationals; (4) Deputy Cowley — to ask the Minister the reason the Government has not acted on the main recommendation of the report, A Review of Public Safety in Ireland; (5) Deputy O'Donnell — to raise with the Minister public concern at the appointment of a former County Manager (details supplied) to a development company; (6) Deputy Healy — the need for the Minister to designate South Tipperary and the south east region Category 1 status under the European Union Regional Aid for 2007-13; (7) Deputy O'Sullivan — the need for the Minister to have an economic impact study carried out on the Shannon region; (8) Deputy Twomey — to ask the Minister to clarify a recent statement that primary and secondary schools should not be on the same site in Gorey; (9) Deputy Burton — when the Minister will hand over the promised site at Abbottstown adjacent to Connolly Hospital for a hospice; (10) Deputy Sargent — that the Minister implement the safeguard clause as provided for in EU Directive 2001/15/EC; and (11) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin — the need for the Minister to undertake a review of road safety in the Border counties. The matters raised by Deputies O'Shea, Twomey, O'Donnell and Sargent have been selected for discussion.

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