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 Batt O'Keeffe — the effect of the lack of public indemnity insurance on work experience for transition and PLC students in community and comprehensive schools; (2) Deputy Martin — the need to ensure that 14 children from the Ballyphehane-Greenmount area of Cork are provided with second level school places in their immediate catchment area; (3) Deputy Seán Kenny — the recent outbreak of joyriding and the burning of stolen cars in the Kilbarrack area of Dublin; (4) Deputy Shortall — the need to require primary and second level schools to notify the Department of Education of cases where children are expelled or refused entry; (5) Deputy de Valera — concern regarding the proposed building and refurbishment programme for Kilrush community school, County Clare; (6) Deputy Broughan — the need to regulate the proliferating microwave telephone networks in the Dublin region in view of the serious health, environmental and cost concerns; (7) Deputy Hugh Byrne — difficulties arising in works being carried out on the main drainage system in Wexford town; (8) Deputy Browne (Wexford)— the threat to the fishing industry and the public being caused by the chemical canisters which have been washed up on the south and south-east coasts; (9) Deputy Jim O'Keeffe — the decision of the Government of Zaire to force Rwandan refugees from Kibumba Camp at Goma and back into Rwanda; (10) Deputy Quill — the question of putting in place statutory guidelines in respect of the construction of telecommunications antennae and support structures; (11) Deputy Ring — the need to provide a remedial teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; (12) Deputy Kirk — the need to provide support for coastal erosion remedial works in County Louth; (13) Deputy Eric Byrne — the need to extend the scheme for provision of free alarm systems to those elderly people whose income is not high enough to be taxable and who are therefore unable to qualify for the tax relief provided for by the scheme; (14) Deputy Gallagher (Laoighis-Offaly)— the criticism made in a European Social Fund evaluation report of provisions made for early school-leavers, in particular those leaving with little or no formal qualifications.
The matters raised by Deputies Jim O'Keeffe, Martin, Browne and Kirk have been selected for discussion.