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 Finian McGrath — the need for rights-based disability legislation and urgent action; (2) Deputy Sargent — that the Minister for Education and Science report on his visit to Loreto secondary school, Balbriggan and indicate the actions he now proposes to take in addressing the wholly inadequate opportunities for physical education and sport at this fast growing school of 1,027 students in the European year for education through sport; (3) Deputy McGinley — an ghéarchéim fostaíochta ar an Eastát Tionscail, Gaoth Dobhair, de bharr 1,000 post a cailleadh le cúpla bliain anuas; (4) Deputy Ó Snodaigh — the four murders in the Dublin South-Central area which took place within the last month; (5) Deputy Durkan — the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 2 March 2004; (6) Deputy O'Sullivan — the need to ensure that 54 school children in Limerick who have no second level school place are accommodated in a school for the academic year 2004-05; (7) Deputy Mulcahy — the Government's policy with regard to the proposed placing on the market of sweetcorn from a genetically modified maize line BT11; (8) Deputy Shortall — the imminent closure of City Lodge run by the South Western Area Health Board and the serious implications of this for a 17 year old vulnerable youth (details supplied) and other residents who are currently being successfully cared for in this facility; (9) Deputy Harkin — the need for the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to rescind her decision to cut the half benefits available to those on widow's and widower's pension.
The matters raised by Deputies O'Sullivan, Mulcahy, Ó Snodaigh and McGinley have been selected for discussion.