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 Seán Kenny — the recent out-break of joyriding and the burning of stolen cars in the Kilbarrack area of Dublin; (2) Deputy Michael Smith — the question of initiating an inquiry into the cause of recent tragic accidents at sea (details supplied) and the action to be taken in the light of these events; (3) Deputy Lawlor — the crisis in the South Dublin and Fingal Council areas due to the failure by the Minister to finalise the scheme to enable Dublin Corporation houses and lands to be transferred to South Dublin and Fingal Councils; (4) Deputy Kenneally — the future of the military barracks located in the south-east; (5) Deputy Theresa Ahearn — the need to give disadvantaged status to the Presentation Convent primary school, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, in view of the fact that such status has been awarded to two post-primary schools; (6) Deputy Hughes — the need to widen the range of persons permitted to reside with the elderly for the purposes of housing repair and other grant aid schemes in view of the attacks on isolated elderly persons; (7) Deputy Frances Fitzgerald — Government action in relation to the recent incident at Sellafield and (8) Deputy Coughlan — the closure today of the Donegal Rubber company, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, with a subsequent loss of 75 permanent jobs.
The matters raised by Deputies Lawlor, Frances Fitzgerald, Kenneally and Michael Smith have been selected for discussion.