I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 20 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Keogh — the implications for universities of the reported proposals by the Minister for Education to control selection in their governing bodies; (2) Deputy D. Ahern — the shipping of plutonium from Douneray in Scotland to Sellafield; (3) Deputy B. O'Keeffe — the installation of proper facilities for persons with mobility difficulties at the new district and family courthouse at Old Model School, Anglesea Street, Cork; (4) Deputy E. Byrne — reports that the British authorities have dumped an estimated million tonnes of munitions, including phosphorous incendiaries, in Beaufort's Dyke and other sites around the Irish coast since 1920 and that 2,517 tonnes of nuclear waste were dumped in Beaufort's Dyke in 1981; (5) Deputy S. Ryan — the need to amend legislation to enable planning authorities to have regard to the previous record of developers and builders when considering planning applications.
The matters raised by Deputies Keogh; B. O'Keeffe; D. Ahern and E. Byrne have been selected for discussion.