Brendan Howlin (Wexford, 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 John O'Mahony — the need to sanction the provision of new school buildings in Midfield, County Mayo; (2) Deputy Deirdre Clune — the difficulties schools are experiencing in accessing educational psychologists under the SCPA, scheme for commissioning psychological assessments; (3) Deputy Pat Breen — the need to undertake a review of the provision and delivery of a 24/7 ambulance service to the people of County Clare; (4) Deputy Seán Barrett — the need to discuss the relocation of St. Brigid's boys' national school, Foxrock on an alternative green field site (details supplied ); (5) Deputy Ulick Burke — the need for the provision of a new community school in Glenamaddy, County Galway in view of the fact that a site has been acquired, planning obtained, a contractor appointed and bearing in mind the condition of the existing school in the area; (6) Deputy Tom Sheahan — the need to include mentally handicapped persons and Down's syndrome sufferers on the list of eligible persons for the disabled driver's and disabled passenger's tax concessions scheme; (7) Deputy Seán Sherlock — the need to appoint a radiologist and radiographer at Mallow General Hospital; (8) Deputy Joe Carey — the proposed move by the HSE to channel all major trauma victims in County Clare by ambulance straight to Limerick Regional Hospital as this action will downgrade the accident and emergency service provided at Ennis General Hospital and will lead to an increase in the risk of mortality of patients as they will be removed from the "golden hour" coverage which is the international standard maximum time to treat victims of road traffic accidents and those suffering from major trauma; (9) Deputy Simon Coveney — the need to ensure there will be no instances of personal data being stolen from the Department or from agencies under the control of the Department in the future; (10) Deputy James Bannon — the need to provide an urgent update on her plans for a realistic transport service for cancer patients in rural areas who are not being adequately provided for in terms of travelling to Dublin or other centres of excellence for treatment, despite the Minister's assurance that such provision would be made, but in effect these patients are falling between health clinics and the HSE and failing to get funding or compensation for such expenses, not to mention the exhaustion caused by inadequate transport provision; (11) Deputy Denis Naughten — the need to take immediate steps to address the home help crisis in County Roscommon; and (12) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin — the need to immediately require the HSE to defer its 1 March deadline for the imposition of a new contract for pharmacists, and to facilitate direct HSE/IPU dialogue on a new contract, including the cost.

The matters raised by Deputies Tom Sheahan, Pat Breen, Seán Sherlock and John O'Mahony have been selected for discussion.