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 James Bannon — the need for a new school building and increased teacher numbers at St. Mary's national school, Edgeworthstown, County Longford; (2) Deputy Brian Hayes — the need for the Minister for Education and Science and the Minister of State with special responsibility for children to engage with the National Youth Council of Ireland to address cutbacks in the youth sector; (3) Deputy Deirdre Clune — the need for the Government to clarify its position regarding the granting of independent status to Cork Airport; (4) Deputy Denis Naughten — the provision of a school transport service to Cloverhill national school, County Roscommon; (5) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Minister for Health and Children to take effective action to address the findings of gross mismanagement in the report into the death of a person (details supplied) in the Mater Hospital this year; (6) Deputy Joan Burton — to discuss the potential loss in 2009 of 70 or more English language support teachers from primary schools in the Dublin 15 area; (7) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell — in light of the ongoing uncertainty with the future of and the recent jobs losses at the Dell Limerick plant, to ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to seek an immediate meeting with Michael Dell, CEO of Dell, to secure the 3,000 jobs at the Dell Limerick plant; (8) Deputy Michael Creed — the need for clarification in respect of applications made under the early retirement scheme and under the young farmer installation aid scheme; (9) Deputy Tom Hayes — the delay in advancing the Golden sewerage scheme in County Tipperary as the overall infrastructure in the area is very poor and is dependent on the successful completion of this project, and the Minister must act to ensure that the development works can be commenced at the earliest possible date; (10) Deputy Tom Sheahan — the Minister's position on EU proposals to award quota to the sea angling sector; (11) Deputies Ulick Burke and Noel Treacy — staffing levels at disadvantaged schools; (12) Deputy Dinny McGinley — an buille tubaisteach don Ghaeltacht agus don Ghaeilge cealú na deontais caipitíochta do na coláistí samhraidh agus ar ndeánfaí sé an cás a athmheas: (13) Deputy Mary Upton — that Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Inchicore, Dublin 8, be included in DEIS band 1 scheme in line with the remaining primary schools serving the same community in the immediate area; and (14) Deputy Pat Breen — the situation regarding the provision of accident and emergency services at Ennis General Hospital; if services at the hospital are to be rationalised in 2009; if proposed cutbacks will impact on the delivery of front line patient care at the hospital and in other services throughout the county; the need for the Minister for Health and Children to outline the situation regarding the proposed hospital development programme and if funding is provided in the capital development programme for this project.

The matters raised by Deputies Michael Creed, Brian Hayes, Denis Naughten and Ulick Burke and Noel Treacy have been selected for discussion.