Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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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 Sherlock — the need for funding to be made available to construct the northern relief road to relieve the heavy traffic in the Bridge Street and Spa Glen areas in Mallow, County Cork; (2) Deputy Timmins — the need for the Minister to outline the progress achieved in dealing with the issue of illegal dumping in County Wicklow; (3) Deputy O'Dowd — the need for the Minister to increase Garda resources significantly in the towns of Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee and to provide Drogheda town with closed circuit television, CCTV, immediately; (4) Deputy Allen — the delay in commencing work on the new Cork School of Music and what discussions have taken place between the Department and the contractors, Jarvis; (5) Deputies O'Sullivan and Noonan — the need for the Minister to sanction the continued employment of jobs initiative workers in Limerick; (6) Deputy Breeda Moynihan-Cronin — the need for an increased allocation to the Southern Health Board for the housing aid for the elderly scheme; (7) Deputy Twomey — the role the Minister has taken in the continuous monitoring of medications available in Ireland and if she is aware of any more ongoing concerns regarding this or other medication; (8) Deputy McHugh — the need for the Minister to approve the submission from the Western Health Board of the planning brief for Tuam Hospital which was forwarded to her Department on 8 October 2002; (9) Deputy Perry — the need for the Government to rescind the decision to locate the new regional health service in Galway and establish it in Manorhamilton in north County Leitrim; (10) Deputy Michael Moynihan — the need for the Minister to enhance further the attractiveness of the CLÁR region as a centre of enterprise development by offering greater incentives for setting up businesses there; (11) Deputies Pat Breen and James Breen — the need for the Minister to provide emergency funding immediately for the provision of temporary accommodation for additional teaching staff at Ennis national school, County Clare; (12) Deputy Deenihan — the urgent need to provide facilities for autistic children at Nano Nagle School, Listowel, County Kerry; (13) Deputy Neville — the review of the care and treatment of a person (details supplied) at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital; (14) Deputy Fiona O'Malley — the need to discuss the importance of developing biofuels in the economy; (15) Deputy Michael D. Higgins — in view of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, the need for the Government to press through the European Union and the United Nations for an end to Israeli military action, the issue of the number and conditions of prisoners being held in Iraq and the initiatives that the Irish Government proposes to take in this regard; (16) Deputy Ned O'Keeffe — the closure of the pig slaughter line at the Galtee Foods division of Dairygold Co-operative Society Limited; (17) Deputy Boyle — the need for the Minister to explain the decision to cease funding the PAGE project in Cork city; and (18) Deputy Morgan — the need for the Minister to address the absence of maternity services at Louth County Hospital in Dundalk.

The matters raised by Deputies Ned O'Keeffe, Allen, Boyle and Breeda Moynihan-Cronin have been selected for discussion.