Séamus Kirk (Louth, Ceann Comhairle)

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 McHugh - hospice services in Donegal; (2) Deputy John O'Mahony - the loss of jobs at a company in County Mayo (details supplied); (3) Deputy Paul Connaughton - the failure of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and his Department in not paying the correct single farm payment and area-based payment to thousands of farmers over the past month, five farmers were not contacted much earlier in the year about alleged mapping errors, given that the applications were in his Department as long ago as last April, and if he will state why some farmers received letters outlining problems that did not exist, why it has taken the private company which is re-digitising the maps in question so long to complete the exercise and if the Minister is aware of the huge number of farmers who have bank commitments to meet and who are now in grave financial circumstances as a result of this bureaucratic mess; (4) Deputy Michael Moynihan - issues in funding for an association (details supplied); (5) Deputy James Bannon - the need for the Minister for Health and Children to explain why a teenage girl should suffer and her health deteriorate while essential funding to allow vital spinal surgery is not available although timely surgical treatment is essential; (6) Deputy Dan Neville - the need for mental health resources to be protected under budget 2011; (7) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to provide an update on his plans to eliminate long-term homelessness by the end of the year; (8) Deputy Michael D'Arcy - that the NRA does not construct a motorway services area at Inch, Gorey, County Wexford on the M11; (9) Deputy Joe Costello - the need for the Minister to provide replacement training facilities for the unemployed in north west and north inner city Dublin following the closure of Jervis Street and Cabra FÁS training centres.

The matters raised by Deputies Joe McHugh, Dan Neville, Michael Moynihan and John O'Mahony have been selected for discussion.

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