Dáil debates

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

10:40 am

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 Michael Lowry - the lack of supports available for teenagers who have suffered an acquired brain injury; (2) Deputy Shane Ross - the top-ups at the Central Remedial Clinic; (3) Deputy Derek Keating - the breach of pay guidelines by charitable organisations, hospitals and hospices; (4) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need for measures to be introduced to ensure proper country-of-origin labelling; (5) Deputy Michael McNamara - explosive hazard in Shannon; (6) Deputy Terence Flanagan - that the Minister ensure a cap is placed on the interest that can be charged on licensed moneylender loans; (7) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to restore the Christmas bonus for carers, pensioners and those on long-term social welfare payments; (8) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the need to improve on current structures and funding to meet the fast growing demand for Irish medium education throughout the country; (9) Deputies Michael Creed and Brendan Griffin - the need to upgrade the N22, Kerry to Cork road; (11) Deputy Gerald Nash - the need to deliver on funding commitments from the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to the Narrow Water Bridge project; (12) Deputy Ciara Conway - the need to fill vacancies in the speech and language therapy services to the rehabilitation centre, St. Patrick's Hospital, and community care services in Waterford city; (13) Deputy Simon Harris - the need for the development of a leaving certificate course in computer programming and information technology; (14) Deputy Willie Penrose - the upper service limits that apply after 1 January 1994 to enlisted personnel of the Permanent Defence Force; (15) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need to investigate the sale and reuse of HSE braces by a dentist employed in the Galway orthodontic department; (16) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need to ensure older people in residential settings have access to essential therapies; (17) Deputy Clare Daly - to discuss the announcement of the loss of 570 jobs at MSD Pharmaceuticals in Swords; (18) Deputy Mick Wallace - to discuss the recent Government proposals for redress for survivors of symphysiotomy; (19) Deputy Niall Collins - to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to discuss the findings of the Smithwick tribunal report; and (20) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to urgently address the impact on the rural transport programme of the review of the structures which currently deliver rural transport services, as published in the Strengthening the Connections in Rural Ireland report.

The matters raised by Deputies Michael Creed and Brendan Griffin, Mattie McGrath, Willie Penrose and Simon Harrishave been selected for discussion.