Séamus Pattison (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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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 Sargent — that the Government indicate how it expects schools to take seriously the promotion of 2004 as Year of Sport in Education when schools are denied necessary grant aid for temporary accommodation; (2) Deputy Michael Moynihan — the proposed amalgamation of the national schools in Kanturk, County Cork; (3) Deputy Connaughton — the downgrading of a post office (details supplied); (4) Deputy Burton — the possible closure of suburban Dublin Legal Aid Centres (details supplied); (5) Deputy Cowley — to ask the Minister whether he is aware of the terrible plight of hill farmers who are being threatened with up to 40% reduction in REPS payments; (6) Deputy Michael D. Higgins — the circumstances in which a family (details supplied) have been deprived of rent allowance, food allowance and necessary medical benefit; (7) Deputy Costello — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to retain the present level of staffing of a primary school (details supplied); (8) Deputy Blaney — that the Minister revisit the exorbitant interest and penalty imposed on owners of non-resident accounts in the Republic of Ireland; and (9) Deputy Ó Caoláin — the need for the Minister for the Environment and Local Government to carry out an immediate assessment of the environmental damage to flora, fauna and landscape in the massive fire which broke out on 23 May at Bragan, County Monaghan. The matters raised by Deputies Cowley, Moynihan, Costello and Higgins have been selected for discussion.