Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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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 Colm Keaveney - the need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Communications to examine the way in which ComReg deals with An Post; (2) Deputy Paschal Donohoe - the steps that can be taken to ensure that banks pass on the additional mortgage interest relief; (3) Deputies Paudie Coffey, Ciara Conway, John Paul Phelan and John Halligan - the potential impact on Waterford Regional Hospital of the proposed reconfiguration of hospital services in the south east; (4) Deputy Michael McNamara - the need to introduce measures to contain ash dieback; (5) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the negative impact of the proposed alignment of the 52 local development companies with local authorities; (6) Deputy James Bannon - the potential national fallout of the loss of approximately 100 jobs at Ericsson, Athlone, County Westmeath; (7) Deputy Regina Doherty - the need to relax the liability whereby businesses letting premises are liable for the rates arrears of the previous tenant; (8) Deputy John O'Mahony - the procedures used by North East Leader Company, County Mayo and the effects it has on funding following the investigation by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; (9) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need for legislation and regulations to cover the provision of professional home care for elderly and vulnerable people; (10) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor - the need for greater awareness and action to protect victims of violence in home; (11) Deputy Robert Troy - the Supreme Court's finding in relation to the recent referendum on the rights of children; (12) Deputy Mary Lou McDonald - the impact on the families of a decision to transfer 2nd Field Engineers from Dublin's McKee Barracks to Athlone; (13) Deputy Seamus Kirk - the need to examine legislation to deal with persistent and vexatious planning objections; (14) Deputy Pat Deering - the need to examine anomalies in the back-to-education allowance; (15) Deputy Pat Breen - the recent changes in eligibility criteria for participants on community employment schemes, particularly those in the Kilrush and Ballyea areas of County Clare; (16) Deputy Brian Stanley - visits to counties Laois and Offaly by the IDA in the past two years; (17) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the failure to open the new purpose built 70 bed public nursing home in Inchicore, Dublin, and his plans with regard to same; (18) Deputy Seán Kyne - the need to maintain the air service to the Aran Islands; (19) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to address issues with the rent supplement scheme, particularly in view of the report on the matter by Focus Ireland; (20) Deputy Kevin Humphreys - the need to co-locate the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street with Saint Vincent's Hospital, on the Elm Park site; (21) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the situation surrounding the referendum on children's rights; and (22) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to examine the legislation relating to cannabis use in Ireland.

The matters raised by Deputies Brian Stanley, Colm Keaveney, Paudie Coffey, Ciara Conway, John Paul Phelan and John Halligan, and Pat Deeringhave been selected for discussion.