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 O. Mitchell – the need to introduce legislation which would enable national infrastructure projects, with full planning permission, to proceed while court challenges dealing with compensations issues are dealt with; (2) Deputy Ring – the provision of the ferry service to Clare Island in County Mayo; (3) Deputy G. Reynolds – the increasing number of robberies on business premises in the Counties Sligo, Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon and Cavan; (4) Deputy Kirk – the need to introduce minimum safety standards for all boats in view of the unfortunate catalogue of tragedies at sea; (5) Deputy Connaughton – the need to discuss the closure of Gurtymadden post office, Loughrea, County Galway; (6) Deputy Cooper-Flynn – the further development of Knock Regional Airport and the decision by Aer Lingus to discontinue its service to and from Knock at the end of October 1999; (7) Deputy Deenihan – the need to allow for the export of live cattle from Fenit port in County Kerry; (8) Deputy Shortall – the circumstances surrounding the introduction of section 19 of the Finance Act, 1994; (9) Deputy O'Sullivan – the need to allocate additional funding to local authorities to meet the demand for grants to adapt homes for the needs of people with disabilities; (10) Deputy Jim Higgins – the circumstances surrounding an alleged serious assault on a nun by a convicted rapist at Wheatfield Prison; (11) Deputy Kenny – the social and economic consequences of job losses in the Cong area of County Mayo and the efforts being made to establish industry in the locality; (12) Deputy M. Higgins – the closure of a sawmill by Coillte in Cong with the loss of jobs in an area of few substitute employment opportunities; (13) Deputy Finucane – that the Minister for Education and Science confirms that the Department of Education and Science's planning department will submit as a matter of urgency to Limerick County Council the revised proposals for the services water and sewage in order for planning permission to be given for Gaelscoil Ó Doghaill, Caislean Nua Thiar, Contae Luimnigh, which has received approval for construction since 1995.
The matters raised by Deputies Cooper-Flynn, Shortall, Gerard Reynolds and Jim Higgins have been selected for discussion.