Dáil debates

Tuesday, 8 July 2008

3:00 pm

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan 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 Joe McHugh — the lack of capacity in primary schools in Letterkenny, County Donegal; (2) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to provide an update on the new school building for Loughegar national school, County Westmeath — the original building dates back to 1872 — which has been delayed without any explanation being issued from his Department and the school now face the prospect of having to go back to tender in relation to this urgent matter, due to the risk of losing the builder whose tender has been accepted; (3) Deputy Ulick Burke — the need to extend the harvesting of peat for domestic purposes on designated bogs beyond 2008; (4) Deputy Brian Hayes — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to make an early statement on a request, now ten years old, that Our Lady's School, Templeogue Road, Dublin 6W, be given approval by his Department to proceed with their building project and if he will make a statement on the matter; (5) Deputy Thomas McEllistrim — I call on the Minister for Health and Children to ensure that the HSE needs to consult and work with communities for health reform and better service delivery; (6) Deputy Joanna Tuffy — to ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Haulbowline site, Cork, is affected by the provisions of the Seveso directive, or any other directive, and, if so, whether the provisions have been complied with in respect of this site or any other relevant sites or establishments; (7) Deputies Ciarán Lynch, Seán Sherlock and Kathleen Lynch — the use of potentially hazardous material removed from Haulbowline Island; and (8) Deputy Tom Sheahan — to ask the Minister what measures he intends implementing to cater for the not so young drivers who have between 20 to 40 years' accident free driving experience, but who find it impossible to pass the driving test for one reason or another.

The matters raised by Deputies Joe McHugh, Ulick Burke, and Ciarán Lynch, Seán Sherlock and Kathleen Lynch have been selected for discussion.