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) Deputies Seán Conlan, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Brendan Smith - the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to ensure that the offices of the Department of Social Protection are retained in Ballybay, County Monaghan, with at least their present staffing complement; (2) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - the need to reverse the decision to remove post-leaving certificate courses from the East Limerick Centre for Further Education and Training, Cappamore, County Limerick; (3) Deputy Frank Feighan - the reason for the delay in opening the ambulance centre in Loughlinn, County Roscommon and proposals to remedy the situation; (4) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the negative impact on the disability community with the loss of funding to Disability Mainstream Access Project in Dublin 12; (5) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor - the plans by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for Dún Laoghaire Harbour; (6) Deputy Pat Breen - the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to explain the reason why funding towards the development of a sewage treatment plant in Carrigaholt, County Clare was not included in the 2015 rural water programme allocations as a pilot project; if he will outline the specific criteria for the inclusion of pilot projects in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter; (7) Deputy Brian Stanley - the report on autism compiled for the Laois Offaly Friends of Autism; (8) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need for the Minister for Health to outline how is going to address concerns regarding the free GP care for under-sixes; (9) Deputy Ciara Conway - the need to overturn the decision to cut funding for the Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford to enable both the festival and the community arts sector in Waterford city to continue their work in the community; (10) Deputy Seán Kenny - the need for the provision of a grant from Department of Social Protection to St. Eithne's national school, Edenmore, Dublin 5, to allow the school's breakfast club to continue; (11) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the urgent need for the new N22 Cork-Kerry Road and the 41 deaths on this road since 1990; (12) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the need to address the cuts in funding to Ait Linn in Ballymun, Dublin 11, and Barrymore House, North Circular Road, Dublin 7, and the impact these cuts will have on persons suffering with alcoholism; (13) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the role of the Central Bank Report with regard to the micro-loan scheme and the credit unions; (14) Deputy Clare Daly - the need to discuss the expert group report into the proposed sale of Aer Lingus to IAG; (15) Deputy Martin Heydon - the need for faster roll-out of the broadband plan for rural Ireland; (16) Deputy Barry Cowen - the need for the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to outline what measures are being taken to address the crisis of family homelessness in Dublin; (17) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address the need for investment in tourism facilities at Ireland's most northerly point at Malin Head; (18) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline in detail the recommendations of the report by the expert group commissioned by the Minister on the sale of the State's 25% share in Aer Lingus; (19) Deputy Regina Doherty - the need for An Bord Pleanála to postpone the oral hearing scheduled for 16 June 2015 in respect of Emlagh Wind Farm as a High Court decision is currently pending regarding the SID status awarded to this development; (20) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to discuss the behaviour of Dunnes Stores in closing its shop in Gorey; (21) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the continuing crisis of families in homelessness; (22) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to discuss the increasing number of families becoming homeless in Dublin; (23) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the new IAG bid for Aer Lingus and the possible sale of the State's 25% share; (24) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the need a new building for St Mary's national school, Stranorlar, County Donegal; (25) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the outstanding actions required as a result of the conclusions of volume II of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters and lack of urgency on the part of the Government with respect to the related recommendations; and (26) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to raise with the Minister for Health the issue of industrial action in University Hospital Galway's psychiatric unit, the impact on patient welfare and the ongoing issues relating to staff safety;

The matters raised by Deputies Kieran O'Donnell, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ciara Conway and Seán Conlan, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Brendan Smith have been selected for discussion.