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 Cowley — the shortage of beds in Beaumont Hospital to accommodate persons awaiting brain surgery; (2) Deputy Neville — the position regarding Athea national school; (3) Deputy Costello — anti-social behaviour in the Oxmanstown area of Dublin; (4) Deputy Ferris — redundancy payments to workers of the former sugar factory in Mallow; (5) Deputy O'Dowd — the removal of services from the Lourdes hospital in Drogheda; (6) Deputy Pat Breen — the consequences for a number of children following the cessation of the orthodontic regional training programmes in 1999; and (7) Deputy Connolly — the implications for health care services in the north-east region of the Teamwork report and the Pat Joe Walsh report.

The matters raised by Deputies Costello, O'Dowd, Pat Breen and Connolly have been selected for discussion.

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