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 the Member in each case: (1) Deputy O'Sullivan — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to review the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 in light of concerns expressed by survivors of child abuse; (2) Deputy Hoctor — that the Minister would clearly explain the absence of Gaelscoil Bhríde, Thurles, County Tipperary, from the schools building programme listings; (3) Deputy Cowley — to ask the Minister, while noting the welcome commencement of orthopaedic outpatient services at Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, if he will confirm when operative orthopaedics will officially commence at the hospital; (4) Deputy Neville — funding for mental health services; (5) Deputy Richard Bruton — the overcharging by AIB foreign exchange customers in breach of their obligations and the lack of any sanction for this action in the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority Act; (6) Deputy Burton — the ongoing crisis at Blanchardstown, James Connolly Memorial Hospital and the failure of the Government to fully commission the new building, including the accident and emergency unit, theatres and the intensive care unit; (7) Deputy Deenihan — the importance of retaining the Jeanie Johnston sailing vessel in public ownership; (8) Deputy Connolly — the provision of post-mortem facilities nationally on a seven days per week basis; and (9) Deputy Boyle — to discuss the failure of this Government’s so-called decentralisation programme that is seeing a proposal for Department of Agriculture and Food offices and specialised laboratories in Cork city to be moved to Macroom.
The matters raised by Deputies Richard Bruton, O'Sullivan, Hoctor and Connolly have been selected for discussion.