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 Devins — to discuss the closure of Shehan Media factory in Sligo with the loss of 91 jobs; (2) Deputy English — to discuss the issues arising from the closure of NEC Semiconductors, Ballivor, with the loss of 350 jobs; (3) Deputy Stagg — the condition under which a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has to operate; (4) Deputy Cowley — to ask the Minister if she will reconsider providing free health care for the estimated 100 women desperately ill with hepatitis C; (5) Deputy Cooper-Flynn — to ask the Minister if he will revise the terms of the water services pricing policy; (6) Deputy Finian McGrath — the need to publish the Farrell Grant Sparks report on the Marino Institute of Education; (7) Deputy Ó Fearghaíl — the need for the Minister to review the operation of the capital loan and rental subsidy scheme; (8) Deputy Boyle — to ask the Minister the reason that primary and secondary schools in the Cork South-Central constituency (details supplied) are being left in an administrative limbo; (9) Deputy Andrews — to ask the Minister if she intends to address the low level of mental health services in the HSE east coast catchment area; (10) Deputy Gogarty — the need for the Government to order a nationwide audit of domestic gas installations from meter to house; and (11) Deputy Eamon Ryan — to ask the Minister his role regarding a possible take-over of Eircom plc and on the possible splitting of the company.

The matters raised by Deputies Devins, English, Stagg, and Finian McGrath have been selected for discussion.