Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, 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 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Mick Wallace and Clare Daly - the need to resolve the problems faced by residents of the Priory Hall complex, Dublin; (2) Deputy Simon Harris - the need to re-examine the system of issuing prescriptions; (3) Deputies Derek Keating, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Richard Boyd Barrett - the dismissal and need to reinstate whistleblower and mental health advocate Louise Bayliss; (4) Deputy Joan Collins - recent changes to domestic waste collection services in Dublin; (5) Deputy Paschal Donohoe - the need to review payment methods for the household services charge; (6) Deputy Seán Crowe - the need to intervene and reverse the 75% cut to funding imposed recently on the Fettercairn Estate Management projects in south west Dublin; (7) Deputy Robert Troy - the need to maintain the pupil-teacher ratio in schools with less than 86 pupils; (8) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need to declare Ireland a fracking free zone; (9) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to consider seeking out a well-known personality to head up a campaign to tackle obesity; (10) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need for clarity in relation to the future of community employment schemes; (11) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the difference in interest payments for variable rate mortgages, particularly those provided by Permanent TSB; (12) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the need to re-assess the permitted stocking levels of sheep and cattle in the Maam Turk and Twelve Bens areas of County Galway; (13) Deputy Martin Ferris - safety on Irish railways; (14) Deputy Kevin Humphreys - the need to ensure that there is the capacity within the State for bread making flour for plant bakeries to be produced; (15) Deputy John Halligan - the loss of facilities in rural areas; (16) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the capacity of joint policing committees and crime levels here; (17) Deputy Patrick Nulty - cuts to community based family therapy services in mental health; (18) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the potential closure of the psychiatric ward in St. Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; (19) Deputy Noel Harrington - the need to encourage investment into the installation of micro generators linking into the national grid from wind, solar, heat, and wave generators; (20) Deputy Tom Fleming - changes in community employment schemes; (21) Deputy Joe McHugh - the accountability of the Teaching Council, particularly in relation to waiting times for teachers' official recognition; and (22) Deputy Michael Conaghan - the need to maintain mainstream funding for the STAR project in Ballyfermot, Dublin.

The matters raised by Deputies Deputy Paschal Donohoe, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, Derek Keating, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Richard Boyd Barrett, and Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív have been selected for discussion.