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 Pat Breen — the need to provide the necessary funding for refurbishment and upgrading of science facilities at a school (details supplied); (2) Deputy McGuinness — the urgent need for a public inquiry incorporating a full safety audit regarding the construction of the Piltown-Fiddown bypass, County Kilkenny; (3) Deputy Gogarty — the need for the Government to protect the Clondalkin round tower by purchasing the site; (4) Deputy Ó Snodaigh — the urgent need for the Minister to grant a school (details supplied) disadvantaged status as it is the only school in an area of disadvantage not to have such status; (5) Deputy Neville — orthodontic services in the mid-western region; (6) Deputy Cowley — the need for the Minister to examine the situation where a planned extension at a school (details supplied) to the value of €100,000 will fail to address the present and future needs of the school; (7) Deputy Broughan — the need to ensure that the dual mandate legislation is operated fully and fairly by local authorities given recent failures in this regard by Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council; (8) Deputy Gregory — the unacceptable conditions in two national schools in the Dublin central area (details supplied).
The matters raised by Deputies Pat Breen, Gregory and Broughan have been selected for discussion.