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) Deputies Joe McHugh and Bernard Allen - the conclusion of a bilateral adoption agreement with the Republic of Vietnam; (2) Deputy Fergus O'Dowd - the possible loss of more than 100 jobs at the IFF factory, Drogheda, County Louth; (3) Deputy Tom Hayes - the future of the family resource centres in south Tipperary; (4) Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Kieran O'Donnell - the need to allocate funding to the Limerick Regeneration Board; (5) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the office of a directly elected mayor of Dublin; (6) Deputy Paul Connaughton - the proposed cessation of turf cutting on raised bogs; (7) Deputy Chris Andrews - the ongoing dispute at Marine Terminals Limited; (8) Deputy Dan Neville - the level of medical cover at the rehabilitation unit of St. Ita's Community Hospital, Newcastle West, County Limerick; and (9) Deputy Thomas Byrne - the importance of Gormanston camp, County Meath.

The matters raised by Deputies Joe McHugh, Bernard Allen, Jan O'Sullivan and Kieran O'Donnell have been selected for discussion.

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