I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Emmet Stagg — the removal of special needs assistant posts from St. Raphael's special needs school, Celbridge, County Kildare; (2) Deputy Jimmy Deenihan — the need to appoint a district superintendent in the Tralee office, County Kerry, to sign off on more than 400 REPS plans; (3) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh — the need to reverse the cuts in the Young People at Risk Local Drugforce projects; (4) Deputy Joe McHugh — the need to revise the rules in relation to the areas in which boats of 15 m and smaller can fish; and (5) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to transpose and implement EU directives within the timeframe provided by the EU.
The matters raised by Deputies Jimmy Deenihan, Joe McHugh, Emmet Stagg and Aengus Ó Snodaigh have been selected for discussion.