Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, 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 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - the ongoing crisis in the accident and emergency department at Limerick University Hospital in Dooradoyle, County Limerick, including the number of persons waiting on trolleys there in the past seven days, which is among the highest in the State; (2) Deputy Colm Brophy - establishing a fixed date in the calendar year for the national day of famine commemoration; (3) Deputies Thomas P. Broughan, Louise O'Reilly and Clare Daly - the need to engage with the Dublin Airport Authority and local residents about concerns, including noise pollution and planning conditions, regarding the existing runway and the proposed new runway at Dublin Airport; (4) Deputy Fergus O'Dowd - restoration and maintenance of appropriate emergency bed for service users in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, County Louth; (5) Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Peadar Tóibín and Eoin Ó Broin - the continued detention of an Irish citizen, Mr. Ibrahim Halawa, in Egypt and the delay in bringing him to trial; (6) Deputy John Brassil - an immediate review to increase the limit under the rent allowance scheme announced for County Kerry, (7) Deputy Peter Burke - future sustainable use for former Columb Barracks site in Mullingar, County Westmeath; (8) Deputies Willie Penrose and Robert Troy - the closure of the Imperial Tobacco manufacturing facility in Mullingar, County Westmeath, in October 2016, the loss of 87 jobs, the establishment of a task force to address this and for the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to prioritise Mullingar for foreign direct and indigenous investment; (9) Deputies Gerry Adams and James Browne - an investigation by Health Service Executive into undisclosed payments to senior managers in St. John of God's, including a visit by staff to Florida in the United States of America and the closure of a 15-bed unit in April 2016; (10) Deputy John McGuinness - action to support the 14 persons with disabilities who have lost their jobs as a result of the closure of Rehab Enterprises in County Kilkenny; (11) Deputy Dessie Ellis - pay-by-weight waste disposal and discussions with Greyhound asking persons to opt out of the switchover, which was not agreed; (12) Deputy Imelda Munster - release of funding for a seven-classroom extension for Scoil Naomh Fheichin in Termonfeckin, County Louth; (13) Deputies Mattie McGrath and Bríd Smith - the Social Justice Ireland report showing over 750,000 persons, including 230,000 children, are living below the poverty line; (14) Deputy Joan Collins - comments by the independent chair of the commission on water charges and the compromising of the commission; (15) Deputy Anne Rabbitte - the lowering of the levels of the River Shannon from September 2016 to prevent winter flooding; (16) Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice - the objection by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to the upgrade and realignment of the main Oughterard to Clifden road; (17) Deputy Paul Murphy - the establishment of the water charges commission and the recent comments by its chair regarding the charging for water; (18) Deputy Michael McGrath - securing a site for a permanent school building for Rochestown Educate Together national school; (19) Deputy Mick Barry - the reported 1000% increase in homelessness in Cork City; and (20) Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe - the expenditure of public money in supporting the Keynes Centre at the National University of Ireland Cork, financial arrangements with retired staff of the university and public policy rules on retirement at 65 years of age.

The matters raised by Deputies Willie Penrose and Robert Troy; Imelda Munster; Mattie McGrath and Bríd Smith; and Colm Brophy have been selected for discussion.