I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice was given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin – the need to provide full funding for the new building to house Gaelscoil Róis, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; (2) Deputy Keaveney – the need for communications infrastructure, including fibre optic and digital lines to be laid to Buncrana, County Donegal; (3) Deputy Sheehan – the need for the establishment of safety days for the forthcoming salmon fishing season in order to protect the lives of salmon fishermen operating small crafts along the Irish seaboard; (4) Deputy Dukes – the statement by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands that the rehabilitation of seals does not fall within the terms of the Wildlife Act, 1976, but is a matter of animal welfare and the necessity, therefore, that the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources make an annual grant to the Irish Seal Sanctuary to support its work; (5) Deputy O'Shea – the implications for the future of the post office network of the Flynn report; (6) Deputy Timmins – the alleged altering of documents relating to the Arms Trial of 1970; (7) Deputy Ring – the position regarding the working group established to advise the Government on the formulation of procedures and guidelines on abuse of the elderly; (8) Deputy Naughten – the need for the Minister for Public Enterprise to fast track the publication of the Communications (Regulation) Bill, which is restricting competition and threatening employment in the sector; (9) Deputy Enright – the need to provide adequate employment and job opportunities in the south west Offaly area; (10) Deputy Neville – the difficulties experienced by St. Joseph's and St. Anne's National School, Rathkeale; (11) Deputy Stanton – the urgent need to put measures in place to enable farmers who need to construct silage pits due to the advent of the silage season to allow them to avail of the pollution control grants in the absence of inspections taking place due to the foot and mouth disease crisis and if will he make a statement on the matter; (12) Deputy Fitzgerald – the disturbing revelations in last night's RTE "Prime Time" programme regarding evidence given by Col. Hefferon for the Arms Trial; (13) Deputy Breeda Moynihan-Cronin – the need to establish a working group, headed by the Taoiseach, to assist the tourism industry with the crisis due to the number of cancellations and low level of bookings for the summer months; (14) Deputy Haughey – the role of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, if any, in relation to the statement made by a former Head of Military Intelligence, Col. Hefferon, in advance of the Arms Trial of 1970, which was edited.
The matters raised by Deputies Timmins, Fitzgerald, Moynihan-Cronin and Sheehan have been selected for discussion.