Dáil debates

Thursday, 19 September 2013

1:05 pm

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán 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 Joan Collins - the need for the Minister of Education and Skills to confirm that he will not increase the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools; (2) Deputy Finian McGrath - the need to reverse the cuts to disability services at St. Michael's House; (3) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to engage with the local community and employee representatives of Andersen Ireland to explore all options for saving the jobs in Rathkeale, County Limerick; (4) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - the need to develop a national policy on graffiti; (5) Deputies Thomas P. Broughan, Terence Flanagan, Barry Cowen, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace - the need to address the ongoing serious difficulties being experienced by former residents of the Priory Hall complex in Donaghmede, Dublin 13; (6) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make provision for the training of chefs through the VECs to address the shortage of chefs being experienced in the tourism sector by restaurants and hotels around the country; (7) Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Simon Harris - the HSE service plan 2013 for mental health services, the filling of posts and a breakdown of the spending of the €35 million to date; (8) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - the need to reverse the HSE-imposed cuts to funding for St. Michael's House; (9) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the proposed privatisation of Dublin bus routes 18, 76 and 76A; (10) Deputy Robert Troy - the lack of secure custodial facilities for young offenders; (11) Deputy Derek Keating - the need to address the increasing problem of bullying in national schools; (12) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the funding for the regeneration of St. Teresa's Gardens; (13) Deputy Barry Cowen - the resolution process for residents of Priory Hall; and (14) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the need to provide financial support for the education of survivors of Magdalen laundries.

The matters raised by Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Simon Harris, Kieran O'Donnell, and Thomas P. Broughan, Terence Flanagan, Barry Cowen, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have been selected for discussion.