Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

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 need to support the EU Commission's proposal for an EU target to reduce poverty by 25% by 2020, at next week's meeting of the Council of EU Ministers; (2) Deputy Pat Breen - the need to provide a nursing home support scheme for short stay patients; (3) Deputy Róisín Shortall -the negative implications for school children in disadvantaged areas of the proposed abolition of the supply panel; (4) Deputy Tom Hayes - the delay in making payments to new applicants to the nursing home support scheme; and (5) Deputy Chris Andrews - the need to support calls for the release of the Miami Five.

The matters raised by Deputies Breen, Hayes, Andrews and Shortall have been selected for discussion.

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