Dáil debates

Thursday, 2 October 2014

11:55 am

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North 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) Deputies Lucinda Creighton and Peter Mathews - the need to ensure parental choice for secondary schools is preserved; (2) Deputies Pat Breen and Kieran O'Donnell - the need to alleviate the overcrowding in the accident and emergency unit at University Hospital Limerick; (3) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the programme and targets in relation to the future strategic infrastructure required for Dublin city and Fingal county; (4) Deputy Robert Troy - the need to address the funding crisis currently being experienced by St. Christopher's Care Centre, Longford; (5) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to examine the Labour Court recommendation of 2008 in respect of pension payments for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; (6) Deputy Brendan Smith - the decision by RTE to end long-wave radio transmissions; (7) Deputy Seamus Kirk - the claims that a fifth of members the Defence Forces are affected by poverty; (8) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need to introduce a cap on the interest that can be charged in moneylender loans; (9) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the European Commission's investigation into the corporate tax rate here and possible deals with certain multinational companies; (10) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the appointment procedure for members of State boards; (11) Deputy Seán Kyne - the need to review the funding application decision for Connemara community radio; (12) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the measures in place to tackle the misuse of small off-road vehicles in public parks and green areas; (13) Deputy Noel Coonan - the need to allocate funding towards the provision of additional staff to Teagasc; (14) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to review Part V of the Planning Act in relation to the delivery of social housing; (15) Deputy Clare Daly - the severe cuts being proposed for thousands of members of the Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme in Dublin, Cork and Shannon; (16) Deputy Joan Collins - the proposed redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy; (17) Deputy Helen McEntee - the increase in the retention fee for members of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; (18) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor - the need to abolish the 0.6% pension levy; and (19) Deputy Joe Costello - the need to put in place new educational facilities for All Hallows College, Dublin.

The matters raised by Deputies Lucinda Creighton and Peter Mathews, Pat Breen and Kieran O'Donnell, Robert Troy, and Dessie Ellis have been selected for discussion.