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 Patrick Nulty - the restoration of the Christmas bonus for carers, pensioners and those on long-term social welfare payments; (2) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - fógra gan choinne an Choimisinéara Teanga go bhfuil sé ag éirí as oifig go luath agus na himpleachtaí a bhaineann leis an gcinneadh sin; (3) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the establishment of an independent commission of investigation into the Stardust tragedy; (4) Deputy Michael Lowry - the difficulties facing parents of children with special needs in south Tipperary in securing school transport; (5) Deputy Paudie Coffey - the new rates to be imposed on businesses in Waterford contained in the valuation (No. 2) Bill 2013; (6) Deputy Ciara Conway - the filling of vacancies in the speech and language therapy services at the rehabilitation centre in St. Patrick's Hospital and community care unit in Waterford city; (7) Deputies Helen McEntee and Dominic Hannigan - the preferred site for the development of the new secondary school in Kells, County Meath; (8) Deputy Clare Daly - the building control regulations; (9) Deputy Martin Ferris - the reinstatement of the third teacher and the maintenance of resource teaching hours at Scoil Iognáid Rís, Daingean Uí Chúis, Contae Chiarraí; (10) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to establish a national food bank for the Thirty-two Counties; (11) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the difficulties being faced by small schools because of Government staffing policy; (12) Deputy Anthony Lawlor - the need to establish two separate schools on a single campus in Maynooth, County Kildare; (13) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the position regarding support for sufferers of narcolepsy; (14) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement in relation to allegations over standards of care at Stewarts Care; (15) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need for the Minister for Health to review the decision to close the acute psychiatric unit in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in light of a number of recent tragic incidents within the catchment of the facility; (16) Deputy Mick Wallace - the impact of the new building regulations to be introduced shortly and the concerns of some of the professionals involved in the industry; (17) Deputy Michael McNamara - the destruction of waste chemicals in Shannon; (18) Deputy Gerald Nash - the lack of resources and support nationwide for gifted children of exceptional talent or learning ability, who may sometimes become isolated and experience difficulties in the classroom; (19) Deputies Catherine Murphy and Michael McGrath - the potential exposure of thousands of mortgage holders, former customers of IBRC, to uncertain conditions outside the code of conduct on mortgage arrears owing to the immediate sale of these loans by the special liquidator; and (20) Deputy Michael Moynihan - the need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to discuss the expansion of rural broadband.

The matters raised by Deputies Catherine Murphy and Michael McGrath; Helen McEntee and Dominic Hannigan; Dessie Ellis; and Éamon Ó Cuívhave been selected for discussion.