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 Frank Crowley — the proposed plans for the provision of a new primary school a Tullylease, Charleville, County Cork, as the existing conditions are unacceptable to parents, teachers and children— Deputy Avril Doyle — the need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to give assurances that the designation of Wexford Harbour as a special protection area for birds will not interfere with current usage to allay the fears of many groups in relation to future use of the harbour; Deputy Jim Higgins — the failure of the Minister for Enterprise and Employment to make available the necessary funds in order to enable the hundreds of projects organised by communities and local authorities to go ahead under the social employment scheme; Deputy Alan Dukes — the threat posed to rural communities by proposals to impose an off-farm income limit in the context of the headage payments scheme; Deputy Michael Noonan (Limerick East) — the talks, if any, which have taken place between members of the Government or officials of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications with the British company Cable and Wireless; and whether these discussions included the prospect of that company purchasing a shareholding in Telecom Éireann; Deputy Richard Bruton — the reason the dispute at Dublin Bus occurred despite the code of practice to prevent disruption of essential services; the steps, if any, the Minister for Enterprise and employment is taking to bring about an early return to work while the issues are being resolved; the point at which he will provide some services for people dependent on the buses; and the plans, if any, he has to prevent a recurrence of such disputes in essential services; Deputy Tommy Broughan — the Dublin Bus disputes; Deputy Paul McGrath — the activities of a subversive gang who organised a firing range on the shores of Lough Derravarragh, County Westmeath, last week, their involvement in other crimes; and the need for urgent action on the matter; Deputy Mary Harney — the need for the Minister for Education to take urgent steps to resolve the difficulties at St. Mary's national school, Saggart, in view of the fact that the parents of the pupils have withdrawn them from the school; Deputy Austin Deasy — the withdrawal of FAS workers from St. Martin's school for the handicapped, Ballytruckle, County Waterford, which has caused severe hardship for both children and staff; Deputy Michael Finucane — the need to define the future of the Stella Maris Convent, Foynes, County Limerick, in order to allay fears in view of its refusal to accept students for the 1993-94 academic year and also in view of its impending closure in 1995.
I have selected for discussion the matters raised by Deputies Doyle, McGrath, Noonan (Limerick East) and Harney.