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) Deputies Michael Creed and Jim Daly - the need to improve the waiting time for spinal deformity surgery at Crumlin Children's Hospital; (2) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the increase in bus and rail ticket prices; (3) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the number of meetings held by the IDA with investors in County Kerry in 2014; (4) Deputy Gabrielle McFadden - the need to ensure the BSc (Hons) degree programme in audiology at Athlone Institute of Technology continues its student intake; (5) Deputy Sean Fleming - the funding of the school meals local project scheme at Scoil Bhríde, Portlaoise, County Laois; (6) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - an gá go dtabharfar cúnamh breise do na teaghlaigh a choinníonn Gaeilgeoirí faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimleoirí Gaeilge in 2015 de bharr an ualaigh a thitfidh orthu de bharr táillí uisce tí; (7) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the deteriorating tax environment for productive investment in small and medium-sized enterprises; (8) Deputies Joan Collins, Mary Lou McDonald and Aengus Ó Snodaigh - concerns regarding cuts to the social inclusion and community activation programmes; (9) Deputy Joe Higgins - the changes that will be introduced in the charging and company structure at Irish Water; (10) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to ensure that the programme for Government commitment to remove fees for GP care is honoured; (11) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need to ensure that the programme for Government commitment to remove fees for GP care is honoured; (12) Deputy Brian Stanley - the need to support autism services in County Laois; (13) Deputy Martin Heydon - the implications of the ESB's submission on energy policy on the Grid Link project; (14) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the investment plans for Malin Head; (15) Deputy Michael P. Kitt - the current business plan for An Post and the way it affects services in County Galway; (16) Deputy John Paul Phelan - the need for the report from the ESB into projected electricity demand increases to be incorporated into the national energy strategy; (17) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need to introduce a housing grant scheme to assist householders who are residing in areas identified as being at risk of flooding; (18) Deputy Regina Doherty - the new wind energy planning guidelines; (19) Deputy Peter Mathews - the need to intervene to secure deferred pensions for members of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; (20) Deputy Clare Daly - the position regarding the ambulance service in County Wexford; and (21) Deputy Mick Wallace - the impact of operational problems in the ambulance service in County Wexford.
The matters raised by Deputies Michael Creed and Jim Daly, Gabrielle McFadden, Charlie McConalogue, and Joan Collins, Mary Lou McDonald and Aengus Ó Snodaigh have been selected for discussion.