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 Stanton — the need to raise the Maggie B which sank on 31 March 2006; (2) Deputy Michael Moynihan — the reason for the refusal to award a respite care grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; (3) Deputy Ó Snodaigh — the impending closure of St. Michael's CBS in St. Michael's Estate, Dublin 8; (4) Deputy Deenihan — the need to provide funding for essential remedial, structural, operational and safety work at Fenit Harbour, County Kerry; (5) Deputy Ring — the criteria used to determine disadvantage under the new school support programme; (6) Deputy Connolly — to discuss the difficulties encountered by persons with intellectual disability in opening and managing bank accounts; (7) Deputy Cowley — that the Minister explain why a school (details supplied) is to lose the equivalent of two teachers owing to the withdrawal of funding; (8) Deputy Callanan — the need to introduce a uniform system of subvention schemes across all Health Service Executive regions; (9) Deputy Carey — the issues concerning criminal trials, appeals and re-trials arising from the illness of former State pathologist, Professor John Harbison; (10) Deputy Upton — the impending closure of St. Michael's CBS in St. Michael's Estate, Dublin 8; (11) Deputy Catherine Murphy — that the Minister outline his views on the proposal to change the airspace licence at Weston Aerodrome; (12) Deputy Ardagh — the impending closure of St. Michael's CBS in St. Michael's Estate, Dublin 8; (13) Deputy Kehoe — the recent assaults upon members of the Garda Síochána in County Wexford; (14) Deputy Neville — to discuss an increase in financial aid for the growing of miscanthus; (15) Deputy Rabbitte — the issues concerning criminal trials, appeals and re-trials arising from the illness of former State pathologist, Professor John Harbison; and (16) Deputy Jim O'Keeffe — the issues concerning criminal trials, appeals and re-trials arising from the illness of former State pathologist, Professor John Harbison.

The matters raised by Deputies Stanton, Rabbitte, Carey and Jim O'Keeffe have been selected for discussion.

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