Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice - cuts to the subsidy of group water schemes; (2) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for a fresh inquiry into the Stardust fire; (3) Deputy Eoghan Murphy - the possibility of an exemption from certain property-related taxes for over 65s who downsize their homes; (4) Deputy Peter Mathews - the need for additional classes for entry to primary schools in Dublin South to meet the increasing demand for school places; (5) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to ensure the new model for special educational needs provides for needs descriptors, pilot testing and an independent appeals mechanism; (6) Deputy Noel Harrington - the need for a compensation fund under the European Fisheries Fund for the mussel fishermen of west Cork and County Kerry; (7) Deputy Áine Collins - the need for the Irish Sports Council to recognise the Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland as a national governing body; (8) Deputy Seán Kyne - the need for a permanent extension at Scoil Mhuire, Moycullen, County Galway; (9) Deputy Sean Fleming - the powers the National Transport Authority has to accept, reject and amend applications by bus companies to curtail services on bus routes; (10) Deputy Seán Conlan - the importance of retaining Department of Social Protection offices in Ballybay, County Monaghan; (11) Deputy Michael P. Kitt - funding for public library services; (12) Deputy Barry Cowen - the support and funding available to assist Sligo County Council resolve its financial difficulties and conditions imposed on such support; (13) Deputy Alan Shatter - the circumstances of Ibrahim Halawa who has been held in gaol in Egypt since August 2013 and the securing of his release by the Egyptian authorities; (14) Deputy Martin Heydon - the implications of the loss of Newbridge Credit Union, locally and nationally; (15) Deputy Seán Crowe - the report from the Health Research Board on drug related deaths and plans to address the issue; (16) Deputy Mick Wallace - the escalating situation in HMP Maghaberry and the impact on Portlaoise Prison; (17) Deputy Clare Daly - the escalating situation in HMP Maghaberry and the impact on Portlaoise Prison; (18) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the escalating situation in HMP Maghaberry and the impact on Portlaoise Prison; (19) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the escalating situation in HMP Maghaberry and the impact on Portlaoise Prison; (20) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the escalating situation in HMP Maghaberry and the impact on Portlaoise Prison; (21) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the need for investment in medical infrastructure; (22) Deputy Paul Murphy - the recent announcement by the European Central Bank that it would no longer accept Greek bonds as collateral for debt; (23) Deputy Robert Troy - the need to address the devastation of the retail sector in regional towns; and (24) Deputy Brian Stanley - funding of domestic abuse services in County Laois.

The matters raised by Deputies Michael P. Kitt, Eoghan Murphy, Eamonn Maloney and Seán Crowe have been selected for discussion.

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