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 Helen McEntee - the need to include children with Down's syndrome and autism in the long term illness scheme; (2) Deputy John Lyons - RTE's reported compensation to Iona Institute and others; (3) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the need to include the proposed North-South 400 kV interconnector in the terms of reference of the recently announced commission; (4) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the offshore renewable energy development plan; (5) Deputy Dan Neville - the increasing risk of Lyme disease in Ireland; (6) Deputy Catherine Byrne - the need to conduct a review of the extent to which the pub and nightclub industry adheres to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland's Code on alcohol promotion; (7) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need for the Minister for Health to reassure expectant mothers on foot of the RTE "Prime Time" report on Portlaoise general hospital; (8) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his position on the teaching of religion in primary schools; (9) Deputy Sean Fleming - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the deaths of four babies at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; (10) Deputy Michael McCarthy - the position regarding the claw-back of single farm payments and the ongoing land parcel review; (11) Deputy Charles Flanagan - the issues to be addressed following the deaths of four babies in the maternity unit at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; (12) Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy - job losses in Offaly as a result of an Offaly company not being awarded the contract by Irish Water to continue to provide water services to Offaly County Council; (13) Deputies Willie O'Dea and Kieran O'Donnell - the need to address the serious flooding crises in Limerick city; (14) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the need for the government to take urgent action in relation to the damage caused by recent storms, particularly with regard to the cumulative effect of these storms over the last two months; (15) Deputy Brian Stanley - maternity services and staffing at Portlaoise hospital; (16) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the need for the Minister for Health to reassure expectant mothers on foot of the RTE "Prime Time" report on Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; (17) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the apology and payment of damages by the national broadcaster to a private organisation and several individuals without substantive just cause and the dangerous precedent for public discourse this action sets; (18) Deputy Jerry Buttimer - the censorship of debate regarding issues of homophobia and the obligations on public service broadcasters to facilitate free and open debate; (19) Deputy Jack Wall - the position of members of the Permanent Defence Forces recruited since 1994 who have not reached the rank of sergeant and who therefore remain on contracts that may not exceed 21 years, which may lead to many committed men and women of the Defence Forces being dismissed from April 2015, despite excellent service records; (20) Deputy Michael McNamara - the urgent calls on the Government for a rapid and effective response to storm damage; (21) Deputies Kevin Humphreys and Ciarán Lynch - the progress in relation to provision of insurance cover for areas affected by recent flooding; (22) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the future funding of the Life Centre, Sunday's Well, Cork; (23) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the dangers of Neknomination on Facebook; (24) Deputy Derek Keating - the serious national issue of Neknomination and the uncontrolled practice on Facebook of young people putting their and others' lives at risk; (25) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need for the Minister for Health to ensure that any new GP contract does not restrict doctors from bringing issues of concern to public attention; (26) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the serious problems with the build quality of the local authority estate Hillview in Wicklow town; (27) Deputy John Halligan - recent storm damage and the continuing effects; (28) Deputy Michael Moynihan - the need for the Government to discuss the abuse of social network sites which endanger our young people, with particular reference to the dangerous Neknomination activity; (29) Deputy Clare Daly - to discuss how RTE handles legal threats following the fallout from Brendan O'Connor's Rory O'Neill interview and the need for the Minister to have this matter investigated; (30) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the need to reassess and cap tax refunds on voluntary contributions which transfer more advantage to private education; (31) Deputy Mick Wallace - to discuss the manner in which RTE deals with legal threats following the recent interview with Rory O'Neill on the "Saturday Night Show" and the implications for public discourse; (32) Deputy Michael Colreavy - to discuss the payment of compensation by RTE to six individuals after RTE's "Saturday Night Show"; (33) Deputy John Browne - the need to provide funding to repair Courtown harbour pier following recent storm damage; and (34) Deputy Martin Ferris - to discuss the impact of the recent flooding and the long term response to deal with it.

The matters raised by Deputies Willie O'Dea and Kieran O'Donnell; Kevin Humphreys and Ciarán Lynch; Helen McEntee; and Jonathan O'Brien have been selected for discussion.