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) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the failure to resolve the issue of pensions for former workers at Tara Mines; (2) Deputy Martin Ferris - the need to carry out nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis on remains found off Helvick Head and Hook Head which may be related to the disappearance of two vessels; (3) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the threatened loss of 30 jobs at Simpson Strongtie, Killorglin, County Kerry; (4) Deputy Ray Butler - the need to provide credit facilities for small businesses; (5) Deputy Jim Daly - the need in the interests of the safety of road users to deal with unmaintained roadside verges; (6) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - the urgent need for the spending criteria for DEIS grants to be expanded in order that poorer schools can adequately heat their buildings; (7) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the reason that families whose homes were flooded in 2009 have yet to receive compensation; (8) Deputy Pat Deering - the need to examine the back-to-education allowance in order to eliminate certain anomalies in the current system; (9) Deputy Anne Ferris - the provision of a second level Educate Together school in the Wicklow-south Dublin area; (10) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to update the processing system for payments in the Department of Social Protection and to allow for the sharing of information with other State bodies; (11) Deputy Gerald Nash - the need for the OPW to undertake further flood relief work at Northlands, Bettystown, County Meath; (12) Deputy Derek Keating - the problems in collecting social welfare payments at Lucan village, Dublin; (13) Deputy Michael Conaghan - the dismissal of trade union workers at the Gleeson Group warehouse, Ballyfermot, Dublin; (14) Deputy Joe McHugh - the provision of SAORVIEW for residents of Quigley's Point, County Donegal; (15) Deputy Joan Collins - the failure to make redundancy payments to former staff of the students' bar in UCD; (16) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the need for mandatory training for teachers to deal with bullying at school; (17) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - the selection criteria used to decide on the locations of the priority primary care centres as announced on 17 July 2012; (18) Deputy Shane Ross - the need to remove judges' appointments from the political arena; (19) Deputy Clare Daly - the impending industrial action at the DAA and Aer Lingus over the pensions scheme deficit; (20) Deputy Niall Collins - recent violent crimes and the measures being taken to address the issue; (21) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to tackle so-called gangland crime; (22) Deputy Brian Stanley - the effects of recent budget cuts on respite services in County Laois for young people with mental disabilities; (23) Deputy Michael McGrath - the implications for Ireland of yesterday's statement by the Finance Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland on the role of the ESM in recapitalising banks; (24) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the ongoing redundancy issue surrounding the abandoned Tipperary hostel project; and (25) Deputy Mick Wallace - when the export group on abortion will report to the Minister for Health and whether this report will be made public.

The matters raised by Deputies Anne Ferris, Michael McGrath, Joe McHugh and Martin Ferris have been selected for discussion.