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 Finian McGrath - the sale of Aer Lingus; (2) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the need to suspend the SICAP tendering process due to be completed on 19 February to ensure the protection of community services and community workers under partnership; (3) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for a fresh inquiry into the Stardust fire; (4) Deputy Jim Daly - the need for discretion to be applied to education grant application decisions that fall marginally outside income guidelines; (5) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the proposals made by Limerick County Council to charge council tenants for the cost of the local property tax; (6) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the need to discuss the disciplinary processes for teachers and child protection matters in schools; (7) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to address the discontinuation of funding for business development managers under the community enterprise centre scheme; (8) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the need to address the high number of patients on trolleys and awaiting a bed at Letterkenny General Hospital; (9) Deputy Brian Stanley - the need to address staffing levels in accident and emergency units and maternity units, particularly in Portlaoise hospital; (10) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to ensure the new model for special education needs provides for needs descriptors, pilot testing and an independent appeals mechanism; (11) Deputy Eoghan Murphy - the need for consideration to be given to an exemption from certain property-related taxes for persons over 65 years of age who downsize their homes; (12) Deputy Joe Costello - the need to ensure the €17 million Government investment in Fr. Scully House, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 is protected and that this house is opened to senior citizens without further delay; (13) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need to address the long waiting times for children in need of MRI scans at Crumlin hospital; (14) Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice - the need to address the cuts to the subsidy of group water schemes; (15) Deputy David Stanton - the need to improve broadband services, particularly with regard to speed, availability and affordability in the east Cork area; (16) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the need for investment in medical infrastructure; (17) Deputy Clare Daly - the need to ensure the release of hares in captivity as a result of the cancellation of the third day of coursing, pending the reconvening of the event; (18) Deputy Mick Wallace – the concerns regarding two Russian warplanes which recently flew near Irish sovereign airspace; (19) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the need to ensure the release of hares in captivity as a result of the cancellation of the third day of coursing in order that they are not kept in captivity for a further week; (20) Deputy Michael McGrath – the concerns regarding the loss of routes and reduction of services at Cork Airport and the plans to improve the airport's ability to compete with other airports; (21) Deputy Helen McEntee - the need to address the issue of offshore wind farms and their future connection to the national grid; and (22) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the changes to the one-parent family payment from budget 2012 which will take effect in 2015 and affect 40,000 parents.

The matters raised by Deputies Jim Daly, Dessie Ellis, Joe Costello and Michael McGrath have been selected for discussion.