Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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I have received notice from Senator Denis O'Donovan that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to outline the reduction in ambulance services in Cork and confirm this will have no adverse effect on Bantry General Hospital and that the minor injury and assessment unit will not be downgraded from a 24-7 to an 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. service and that weekend services will not be excluded; if he will clarify that the staffing levels, including the current number of consultants, will not be diminished, and if he will make a statement on the implications of such cutbacks for the population of Bantry.

I have also received notice from Senator Fidelma Healy Eames of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to fund residential treatment in the United Kingdom for a person (details supplied) with severe borderline personality disorder, BPD.

I have also received notice from Senator Diarmuid Wilson of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Defence to confirm that Dun Uí Neill Army Barracks in Cavan town will retain its current status and remain a strategic part of the Defence Forces into the future.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken at the conclusion of business.