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 Ó Snodaigh — the need for the Government to respond to the increasingly widespread belief among local communities that tackling the drugs issue is no longer a political priority; (2) Deputy Enright — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to urgently consider the proposal by Gaelscoil Phortlaoise for funding towards the provision of temporary accommodation at a new site at Kilminchy; (3) Deputy James Breen and Deputy Pat Breen — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to provide the necessary funding to allow a college (details supplied) to maintain its present staff levels; (4) Deputy Cowley — to ask the Minister for Health and Children why a person (details supplied), who has a cochlean implant, did not get a new, smaller, more convenient type; (5) Deputy M. Higgins — the circumstances in which a family (details supplied) have been deprived of rent allowance, food allowance and necessary medical benefit; (6) Deputy Ó Caoláin — the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to carry out an immediate assessment of the environmental damage to flora, fauna and landscape in the massive fire which broke out on 23 May at Bragan, County Monaghan; (7) Deputy Wall — to ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is aware of the problems being encountered by a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of facilities and personnel; (8) Deputy Ferris — to discuss the unresolved circumstances surrounding the closure of Tralee Beef and Lamb in October 2001 and the delay in issuing the liquidator's report; (9) Deputy Crawford — to ask the Minister for Health and Children to make a clear statement to the Dáil on the exact proposals that he provided to his Fianna Fáil colleagues in north Monaghan regarding Monaghan General Hospital; (10) Deputy McGinley — the crisis facing traditional salmon fishermen in the west and north-west due to severe quota restrictions and curtailed fishing days; (11) Deputy Gogarty — the need for the Minister to clearly outline which bodies are responsible for monitoring and implementation of legislation relating to the various operations at Weston aerodrome; (12) Deputy Connolly — to discuss a "no fault" injury at work compensation scheme for health service staff; and (13) Deputy Burton — the possible closure of suburban Dublin legal aid centres (details supplied). The matters raised by Deputies Enright, James Breen and Pat Breen, Connolly and Burton have been selected for discussion.
