Brendan Howlin (Wexford, 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 Joe Costello — the availability of funding from financial institutions for small and medium-sized businesses; (2) Deputy John Perry — the proposed cuts in nursing education programmes; (3) Deputy Cyprian Brady — the bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam; and (4) Deputy Joe McHugh — Garda resources in the Inishowen area of County Donegal.

The matters raised by Deputies Joe Costello, John Perry, Cyprian Brady and Joe McHugh have been selected for discussion.

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