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 Timmy Dooley - to ask the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, to clarify the current status of the provision of additional accommodation, ASD unit at St. Joseph's secondary school, Spanish Point, County Clare, R.N. 62010C; (2) Deputy Joan Collins - the need to find new host agency for the 42 job initiative workers and two supervisors currently employed by the D12 congress centre; (3) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to find new host agency for the 42 job initiative workers and two supervisors currently employed by the D12 congress centre; (4) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the proposed closure of the VTOS centre in Tallaght by the Educational and Training Board; (5) Deputy Brian Stanley - the lack of notification to householders prior to installation of water meters; (6) Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly - nightly water restrictions due to the seasonal growth of algae in the Vartry reservoir in Roundwood in north county Wicklow, affecting the areas of Greystones. Kilmolin, Kilgarron, Parknasilogue, Eagle Valley, Enniskerry, Knocksink, Ballyman road, Monastery area, the R117 road and Millfield; (7) Deputy Clare Daly - the need for the State to cast the vote of its shareholding against the bonus of the chief executive at Aer Lingus; (8) Deputies Mick Wallace and Colm Keaveney - the recent circular in relation to the allocation of special needs assistants and the provision of teaching hours for children with special needs; (9) Deputy Brendan Smith - the urgent need to provide new facilities for the emergency department in Cavan General Hospital; and (10) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - concerns regarding recent death sentences imposed on 680 people in Egypt.

The matters raised by Deputies Eamonn Maloney; Mick Wallace and Colm Keaveney; Brian Stanley; and Maureen O'Sullivan have been selected for discussion.

I ask Deputies to be conscious that Deputies have put in requests, which have been granted, but they have come back at a late stage to say they are not in a position to take their Topical Issue. That is causing problems in Departments. If Deputies are not going to be here to take their Topical Issue, they should not put it in for the particular day.