The following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 were received by the Ceann Comhairle: (1) Deputy Connaughton – the non-availability of third level education grants for student nurses who wish to take the one year degree course; (2) Deputy Deasy – the cutting of hedgerows during the nesting season; (3) Deputy Durkan – the increasing number of decisions which do not appear to show a recognit ion of all the factors on applications for unemployment assistance or one parent family allowance; (4) Deputy Fitzgerald – the use of the CASA aircraft by the Government for duties other than fishery protection; (5) Deputy Deenihan – the concern among the employees of the area partnership boards regarding the continuation of their jobs after 1999; (6) Deputy Broughan – the urgent need to indicate and secure funding for the partnership companies for the period 2000 to 2006; (7) Deputy Enright – the level of spoilt votes in the local elections in the Ferbane electoral area; (8) Deputy Timmins – the extension of the north Carlow water scheme to Hacketstown; (9) Deputy McManus – the decision by the British authorities to implement a provision under Schedule 5 of the British Prevention of Terrorism Act, 1989; (10) Deputy Naughten – the provision of funding for the establishment of a language unit in County Roscommon; (11) Deputy HJim iggins – the need for the Minister to order a second inquest in the case of a Dublin man (details supplied) who was allergic to penicillin and who died as a result in a Dublin hospital and why this was not brought to the attention of the first inquest.
The matters raised by Deputies Naughten, Deasy, Deenihan and Broughan have been selected for discussion.