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 Allen — the serious situation at Cork Airport and, in particular, the reason Cork Airport management is being asked to take responsibility for a €100 million debt arising from the construction of the new Cork Airport terminal, even though the former Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, promised that the airport would be debt free following construction of this new terminal; (2) Deputy McHugh — to discuss the threatened closure of Seamount College, Kinvara, County Galway; (3) Deputy Cregan — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to provide funding for the provision of a replacement playground at a school; (4) Deputy Pat Breen — that the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources would intervene immediately with An Post management to stop its policy of closing and downgrading rural post offices such as the recent downgrading of Kilmaley Post Office, County Clare to PostPoint status and the closure of Liscannor, Kilnamona, Carron, Kilnaboy, Inagh, Kilbaha, Cross, Querrin, Moyasta and Lisdeen post offices in recent years because of the devastation this is causing to local communities; (5) Deputy Costello — the need for the Government to refer the European Parliament's report on extraordinary rendition to a parliamentary committee of inquiry as recommended by the European Parliament; (6) Deputy Michael D. Higgins — the urgent need for the provision of a new site for a school in Oranmore, County Galway; (7) Deputy Hayes — to ask the Minister if his Department can report on the transaction purchase and resale of a site commonly known as "the convent grounds", Cashel, County Tipperary, with a view to resolving current difficulties that have arisen in respect of same; (8) Deputy Catherine Murphy — the size of apartments being offered under the affordable housing scheme in some locations and the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to insist that local authorities achieve a better housing mix, as well as anticipating the issues that will arise with large numbers living in apartment complexes in the long term; (9) Deputy Connolly — to discuss the recent changes in the nursing homes subvention scheme; (10) Deputy Durkan — the reply to Question No. 219 of 13 December 2006; (11) Deputy Boyle — that the Minister for Transport make a statement to the House explaining the circumstances under which the Government has reneged on its promise that a newly independent Cork Airport Authority would begin its life debt free; further explaining how, by allocating Cork Airport Authority with a start-up debt of €100 million, Cork Airport can hope to achieve long-term viability; (12) Deputy Ferris — the unemployment situation in Tralee; (13) Deputy Lowry — the urgent need to include a primary school in the school building programme and to proceed to construction; (14) Deputy Lynch — the serious implications for the future viability of Cork Airport of the Government decision to require the airport to meet debts of €100 million, despite having previously promised that the airport would be debt free; the need for the Government to review this decision and honour the commitment previously made; (15) Deputy Cowley — the need to improve the conditions and remuneration of nurses; and (16) Deputy Deenihan — the five year delay in the delivery of three buildings at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, County Kerry.

The matters raised by Deputies Cregan, Michael D. Higgins, Lowry and Deenihan have been selected for discussion.