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 McHugh — the urgent need to approve the submission from the Western Health Board of the planning brief for Tuam hospital; (2) Deputy Lynch — the need for the Minister to review the restrictions on rent allowance which came into operation at the beginning of this month in view of the hardship created for vulnerable people and the serious concerns expressed by community welfare officers; (3) Deputy Upton — the need to support a person (details supplied) in obtaining urgently needed treatment for anorexia and bulimia; (4) Deputy Morgan — the necessity for the Minister to address the unacceptable situation whereby the town of Drogheda does not have a full postal service because An Post management has initiated unofficial industrial action; the necessity to appoint an industrial relations expert to put a system in place to ensure postal workers are paid their hard earned wages and the necessity for the Minister to investigate how An Post management allowed a situation to develop where residents and businesses in Drogheda must travel to Slane, County Meath, and Balbriggan, County Dublin, to post their mail; (5) Deputy Healy — the urgent need for the Minister to approve funding for the opening of the newly completed facilities for the transfer of surgical services at South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel; (6) Deputy Stanton — the recent findings that only 26% of services for people with disabilities met standards set by National Disability Authority and the Department; and (7) Deputy Broughan — the urgent need to end serious car crime and associated anti-social behaviour on the north side of Dublin.
The matters raised by Deputies McHugh, Upton, Stanton and Broughan have been selected for discussion.