Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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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 Martin Kenny - the closure of McCormack Fuels and Services in Sligo Leitrim and the social and economic consequences of this; (2) Deputy Brendan Griffin - concerns of parents who believe their children developed adverse side-effects from the human papilloma virus vaccine drug Gardasil; (3) Deputy Frank O'Rourke - extending the period of time a person can participate in the Tús workplace initiative, giving consideration to a person's age; (4) Deputy Jackie Cahill - crisis in beef prices with a reported warning of a catastrophic collapse in demand; (5) Deputy James Browne - unemployment in the south east; (6) Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick - the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to give an update on Friday's (10 June) meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in respect of the Narrow Water bridge project; (7) Deputy John Brassil - provision of an acute stroke unit at Kerry University Hospital; (8) Deputy David Cullinane - Central Statistics Office's quarterly household survey for quarter 1 2016 which shows unemployment in the south east at 12.5%; (9) Deputy Alan Farrell - the need to prioritise the delivery of new metro north in line with the previous Government's commitment; (10) Deputies John Curran, Bríd Smith, Dessie Ellis, Fergus O'Dowd, Paul Murphy, Thomas P. Broughan and Barry Cowen - review of the pay-by-weight scheme which is due to be introduced from 1 July 2016; (11) Deputy Imelda Munster - the matter of the Department of Education and Skills's refusal to release funds for a seven classroom extension for Scoil Naomh Fheichin, Termonfeckin, County Louth, despite an earlier commitment to begin construction this year; (12) Deputy Thomas Byrne - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to discuss urgently the review of school bus services which is currently being carried out and implemented despite the Department publicly stating that this would not happen until next year; (13) Deputy Eamon Scanlon - the exclusion of persons who are dependent on social protection from the incremental tenant purchase scheme for local authority housing; (14) Deputy Clare Daly - to discuss the spike in US military usage of Shannon, and whether it is connected to the NATO military exercises in Poland; (15) Deputy Robert Troy - the need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to discuss broadband availability for Irish businesses; (16) Deputy Catherine Connolly - the consultation process (and lack of information provided) surrounding the Marine Institute's application for a foreshore lease of 35 years to construct an off-shore electricity generating station between Furbo and Spiddal and the urgency in relation to same given the unreasonable time limit set for the receipt of third-party submissions; (17) Deputy James Lawless - the delays in resolving outstanding issues surrounding the unfinished Naas town shopping centre and in particular those delays arising from the fact that a single individual arbitrator is available across the entire State and thus has a backlog of hearings; and (18) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the issue of penalties from Irish Water for unpaid bills.

The matters raised by Deputy Robert Troy and Deputies John Curran and Bríd Smith, Dessie Ellis, Fergus O'Dowd, Paul Murphy, Thomas P. Broughan and Barry Cowen have been selected for discussion.