Séamus Kirk (Louth, Ceann Comhairle)
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The following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 were received by the Ceann Comhairle, and this is a list of the name of the member in each case: (1) Deputy Michael Noonan - the administration of the rent allowance scheme and specifically the transfer of responsibility for it to the Department of Social and Family Affairs; (2) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the future of the Tipperary Institute; (3) Deputy Beverley Flynn - the co-location of various agencies with his Department particularly in the County Mayo area; (4) Deputy Michael Ring - the delay in the renewal of over 70 years medical cards; (5) Deputy Michael P. Kitt - the need to sanction the Milltown and Claregalway sewerage schemes; (6) Deputy Willie Penrose - the need to solve the ongoing problems at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; (7) Deputy Chris Andrews - the need for transparent and continuous communication with the local communities that will be affected by the construction process of the DART underground, a second, high-capacity DART line which will run underground through the heart of the city centre and will see 7.5 kilometres of underground tunnel constructed that will stretch between the docklands and Inchicore, with stations at Pearse Street., St. Stephen's Green, Christchurch and Heuston; (8) Deputy Bernard Allen - the need to hold an independent enquiry into the events leading up to the recent flooding in Cork City; (9) Deputy Seán Fleming - the need to ensure that malt and malting barley production here is retained as a condition of any proposed sale of Greencore Malt; and (10) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the urgent need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to re-house 167 families at Priory Hall, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 given the critical risk for fire safety at this apartment complex.

The matters raised by Deputies Willie Penrose, Michael P. Kitt, Bernard Allen and Seán Fleming have been selected for discussion.