I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given to me under Standing Order 20 (3) (a) and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Therese Ahearn — the appalling conditions which currently prevail at Ardfinan national school in South Tipperary and the urgency of the long promised extensions to the school; (2) Deputy O'Sullivan — the serious instances of increased attacks on the elderly in urban and rural areas; (3) Deputy Fennell — the funding crisis for the AIM Group Centre for Family Law, which is facing imminent closure; (4) Deputy Brennan — the matter of inconvenience being caused to many people by forestry planting too near their houses; (5) Deputy McCartan — the industrial dispute involving the news room staff at Capital Radio in Dublin; and (6) Deputy Gilmore — the delay in implementing the new housing policies which were contained in the Government's "Plan for Social Housing".
I have selected for discussion the matters raised by Deputies McCartan, O'Sullivan and Fennell.