Séamus Kirk (Louth, Ceann Comhairle)
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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 McDaid - the urgent matter of the immediate appointment of a second consultant neurologist to the HSE North West, to be based in Sligo General Hospital; (2) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the urgent need for the Minister to fully report to Dáil Éireann on why cutbacks of up to 30% in funding have been sanctioned in 2010 for Sphere 17 and RASP programmes in Dublin 17 which provide essential community programmes including educational, health, art, drug outreach and counselling programmes and support for the local travelling community and given the appalling effect these cutbacks will have on the local North Coolock communities; if the Minister would also indicate if the Government is planning to end completely funding for these vital programmes in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter; (3) Deputy Joe Costello - proposals for the metering of water in family homes; (4) Deputy John O'Mahony - the urgent need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to immediately sanction funding for mobility grant scheme, housing adaptation scheme, housing aid for older people scheme; (5) Deputy Finian McGrath - allegations of inappropriate housing allocation in the country's largest local authority Dublin City Council and the urgent need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to have a proper inquiry into this matter; (6) Deputy Jimmy Deenihan - the problem with the processing of REP scheme four plans; (7) Deputy Brian Hayes - to obtain clarification from the Minister for Education and Science on the new contractual arrangements for the provision of ICT in schools and whether small Irish ICT businesses have the opportunity to compete on a level playing field for contracts; (8) Deputies Michael Noonan, Jan O'Sullivan, Kieran O'Donnell - the lack of Government finance to the Limerick regeneration agencies; (9) Deputy Dan Neville - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services; (10) Deputy Tom Hayes - in view of the fact that the roads in South Tipperary have deteriorated so seriously over the past three months due to flooding and frost conditions, to ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to confirm when funding will be made available to improve the roads.

The matters raised by Deputies Noonan, O'Sullivan and O'Donnell and Deputy Deenihan have been selected for discussion.