Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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I have received notice from Senator John Whelan 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, two years after the decision to close both Abbeyleix and Shaen community nursing homes in County Laois, to confirm the HSE's commitment to the community nursing home model as part of its 2014 service plan.

I have also received notice from Senator Thomas Byrne of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to make special statutory provision for the protection of municipal and town landholdings which, held for the benefit of citizens of towns, are now proposed to transfer to the ownership of county councils, with particular reference to the so-called "Lands at Lloyd" at Kells, County Meath.

I have also received notice from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaighof the following matter:

An gá go dtabharfadh an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, míniú ar cén bhunús taighde nó sochtheangeolaíoch atá leis an gcinneadh atá glactha ag an Rialtas maidir le cumas na Gaeilge ó thaobh earcaíocht sa Státseirbhís a athrú agus cén chaoi a dtacaíonn sé seo leis an Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn.

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Bradford of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide financial support for pig farmers whose herds have been affected by PRS or Blue Ear syndrome.

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

The need for the Minister for Finance to outline the stages of the mortgage arrears resolution process that the 142,000 mortgages in arrears are at, across the various lenders, and the progress, if any, made towards achieving targets set.

I have also received notice from Senator Marie Moloney of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to grant permission to Killarney Town Council to redefine the four houses which have lain idle since 2009 under the affordable housing scheme to social housing for allocation.

I have also received notice from Senator Mark Daly of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to state whether any regulatory impact assessment has been carried out on the nursing home sector.

I have also received notice from Senator Lorraine Higgins of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the progress made in opening to the public the home of W.B. Yeats, Thoor Ballylee, situated at Gort, County Galway.

I have also received notice from Senator David Cullinane of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the provision of funding to ensure the dredging of Dunmore East Harbour in County Waterford.

I regard the matters raised by Senators Whelan, Byrne, Ó Clochartaigh and Bradford as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken on the conclusion of business. Senators Healy Eames, Moloney, Daly, Higgins and Cullinane may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.