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 Ring — to ask the Minister the reason elective surgery in the new orthopaedic unit in Mayo General Hospital was cancelled; (2) Deputy Breeda Moynihan-Cronin — the shortage of funding for the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre which is detrimental to the services which it provides; (3) Deputy Hayes — to ask the Minister when the promised funding for the development of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, will be made available; (4) Deputy Durkan — the needless hardship caused to applicants for rent support in north Kildare by the application of the cuts imposed in the 2005 budget (details supplied); (5) Deputy Boyle — that the Minister comment on recent job loss announcements in the greater Cork area and his plans for alternative employment; (6) Deputy Neville — the construction of a new school at Kilfinane; (7) Deputy Upton — that the Minister outlines his views on proposed reforms to address the problem of children under 16 being induced into signing contracts; (8) Deputy Hoctor — that the Minister provide a timeframe for the start-up of the BreastCheck screening service for women in the mid-west region; (9) Deputy Naughten — if the Minister will intervene in the sugar beet transport crisis in light of Greencore's failure to obtain a rail depot in County Carlow for the transport of beet; (10) Deputy Fiona O'Malley — to discuss the erection of phone masts along the DART lines in the absence of planning permission.

The matters raised by Deputies Ring, Moynihan-Cronin, Hoctor and Boyle have been selected for discussion.