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 Jim Daly - the need to introduce new schemes in respect of employment assistance; (2) Deputy Paschal Donohoe - the effects on part-time workers of the inclusion of Sunday as a working day for persons on social protection payments; (3) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to provide additional resources to An Garda Síochána and to review legislation on the sale of alcohol in seaside resorts including Portmarnock and Howth, County Dublin; (4) Deputy Seamus Kirk - income guideline thresholds for medical cards in respect of a married couple, both of whom are suffering from cancer-related illnesses; (5) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need for additional beds at West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle; (6) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the terms of the HSE redundancy scheme for home help workers; (7) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to maintain history as a compulsory subject for the junior cycle at second level; (8) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need to support the plight of Palestinian Arabs who hold Israeli citizenship; (9) Deputy Brian Stanley - the impact of the proposed new threshold for the rent supplement; (10) Deputy Simon Harris - the need to review DART fares to Greystones; (11) Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly - the increase in bank charges being introduced by Bank of Ireland; (12) Deputy Michael McNamara - using the Finance Act as a blue print for the regeneration of small towns and villages; (13) Deputy John Deasy - the need for additional capital funding in respect of a runway extension at Waterford Regional Airport; (14) Deputy Regina Doherty - alcohol-related tweets surrounding the recent visit of Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper; (15) Deputy Alan Farrell - the need to increase the limit of credit that the Credit Review Office can process for appeals by small and medium enterprises; (16) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the need to ensure that motor insurance premiums do not increase as a result of the proposed changes to the monetary limits for court cases; (17) Deputy Derek Keating - the impact of the policy of the Minister for Education and Skills on Catholic and Church of Ireland schools; (18) Deputy Michael McGrath - the need for a progress report on the work of the special liquidator appointed to IBRC; (19) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need to provide additional staff for the Garda vetting unit; (20) Deputy Mary Lou McDonald - the need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to address the serious concerns raised, in this morning's report, by the Irish Human Rights Commission, Follow-up Report on State Involvement with Magdalen Laundries; (21) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - the need to discuss a definite timetable for the ending of the practice of slopping out at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin; (22) Deputy Joan Collins - funding in respect of adult day services at Stewart's Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin; (23) Deputy Clare Daly - plans to increase the minimum wage; (24) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the current status of plans to align the Leader programme under local authorities; (25) Deputy Niall Collins - the future of Abbeyfeale Courthouse, County Limerick; (26) Deputy Barry Cowen - the need for enhanced water safety awareness following recent drowning incidents; (27) Deputy Dessie Ellis - funding in respect energy efficiency grants and the way in which it can be best used to alleviate fuel poverty; (28) Deputies Seán Kyne, Jonathan O'Brien and Seán Crowe - the need for additional funding to ensure the availability of services for persons with learning disabilities upon graduation from school this month; (29) Deputy Mattie McGrath - conditions in the accident and emergency department of South Tipperary General Hospital; and (30) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to increase the minimum wage.

The matters raised by Deputies Seán Kyne, Jonathan O'Brien, Seán Crowe, Seamus Kirk, Deputy Jim Daly and Deputy Michael McNamara have been selected for discussion.