I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Roche – the reason for the delay by officials of the Eastern Health Board in processing a request by the grandparents of a child (details supplied) to act as foster parents; (2) Deputy Gormley – the need for continued funding for the Vantastic project run by the Centre for Independent Living; (3) Deputy Naughten – the provision of funding for the establishment of a language unit in County Roscommon; (4) Deputy Ring – an oral hearing for a discontinued invalidity pension for a person (details supplied); (5) Deputy Deasy – the cutting of hedgerows during the nesting season; (6) Deputy Connaughton – the non-availability of third level education grants for student nurses who wish to take the one year degree course; (7) Deputy D. Carey – the hardship for Clare farmers through delayed payments; (8) Deputy Enright – the death penalty imposed on Abdullah Ocalan; (9) Deputy Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) – the need to give increased funding to the community games organisation; (10) Deputy Crawford – the waiting lists in the North-Eastern Health Board region which have increased by 75 per cent in the last two years; (11) Deputy Wall – the industrial action at the Kildare VEC offices.
The matters raised by Deputies Enright, Donal Carey, Roche and Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) have been selected for discussion.