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 Belton – the need to discuss the proposals of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development on the future of the horse racing industry; (2) Deputy Gay Mitchell – the delays of up to three years in having the occupational therapy unit of the Eastern Regional Health Authority assess the needs of disabled and elderly people; (3) Deputy Browne (Wexford)– the severe flooding in Enniscorthy (4) Deputy Seán Ryan – the urgent need for additional gardaí and resources for Swords, Balbriggan and Malahide Garda stations; (5) Deputy Sargent – the measures which need to be taken in order to avoid EU fines because of the failure to tackle the waste issue; (6) Deputy Fitzgerald – the urgent need for the Government to take action in the crisis in planning affecting child care providers; (7) Deputy Creed – the proposed extension to St. Mary's secondary school, Macroom; (8) Deputy Ring – the up-to-date position on a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; (9) Deputy O'Sullivan – the need for the Department of the Environment and Local Government to adequately fund Limerick Corporation's recycling programme so that targets set in the waste management plan for the mid-west region can be achieved; (10) Deputy Ulick Burke – the urgent need to review the criteria for entrance to community employment schemes; (11) Deputy Coveney – the need to discuss the issue of homelessness and, in particular, youth homelessness in Cork city; (12) Deputy Cecilia Keaveney – the need for an urgent review of the status of the N2 road given the serious access difficulties that are present for social, tourism and business development in County Donegal and (13) Deputy Alan Shatter – the need to construct additional permanent classrooms for the pupils of St. Colmcille's primary school Knocklyon, Dublin 16, to provide a library in the school and other essential facilities.
The matters raised by Deputies Belton, Gay Mitchell, Coveney and O'Sullivan have been selected for discussion.