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 Moynihan – the progress of Aghinagh national school, County Cork; (2) Deputy Durkan – to ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest on several occasions of a person in County Kildare, the mother of two small children and party in a family law dispute, if he is aware of the repeated hospitalisation of one of the children and the potential danger of liability in the event of the involvement of State agents or agencies; (3) Deputy Penrose – the announcement by Penn Racquet Sports Company that it is to close its plant in Mullingar, County Westmeath; (4) Deputy O'Dowd – the need to confirm the Government's commitment to the long-term future of the CABAS school in Drogheda; (5) Deputy Paul McGrath – the announcement by Penn Racquet Sports Company that it is to close its plant in Mullingar, County Westmeath; and (6) Deputy Eamon Ryan – the decision by the energy regulator to restrict the level of access of wind power to the electricity grid below 500mw of power up to 2005.
The matters raised by Deputies Penrose, Paul McGrath, O'Dowd and Eamon Ryan have been selected for discussion.