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; Deputy Michael Noonan (Limerick East)—the serious loss of water through leakage at the reservoir at Castletroy, County Limerick; Deputy Eamon Gilmore—the subject matter of Question No. 156 of Tuesday 13 October concerning noise pollution from the Bray/Shankill by-pass; Deputy Paddy Harte—the serious threat to the entire business communities in Border areas because of the devaluation of sterling; and the steps, if any, that will be taken to protect them from unfair cross-Border trading; Deputy Sean Ryan —the current crisis in the tomato industry and its future viability in Ireland; Deputy Jim O'Keeffe—the position of a person in receipt of social welfare who cares for an elderly relative at home without any recognition or payment and the need for the carer's allowance system to cover that situation; Deputy Pat Rabbitte — whether the Minister for Health has made a recommendation to the Government concerning the construction of the Regional Hospital at Tallaght, and whether the Government have agreed to make the necessary provision in the Estimates; Deputy Nuala Fennell—if the Minister for Justice will take all measures necessary to prohibit the public display of posters showing explicit pictures of foetuses which are causing great distress particularly to pregnant women and children; Deputy Bill Cotter—the devastation of the retail sector in the Border counties as a result of the sterling crisis; Deputy John V. Farrelly—if the Minister for the Environment will direct Meath County Council to have an environmental impact study carried out on the effects of a planning permission granted by Meath County Council in 1989 to a company (details supplied); and Deputy Jimmy Deenihan—the loss of up to 35 jobs at Melchert Electronics in Listowel.
I have selected for discussion the matters raised by Deputies Deenihan, Gilmore and Ryan.