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 Callanan — the need to discuss the serious employment crisis in Ballinasloe especially after the loss of 40 jobs in Dubarry shoe factory recently; (2) Deputy Upton — the need for the Minister to give consideration to an area (details supplied) to avail of a group sewerage scheme given the support of the local authority for its situation; (3) Deputy Timmins — the progress achieved in dealing with the issue of illegal dumping in County Wicklow; (4) Deputy O'Dowd — the need to increase significantly Garda resources in the towns of Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee and to provide Drogheda town with CCTV immediately; (5) Deputy Finian McGrath — the major problems with the Dublin Port tunnel; (6) Deputy Naughten — the need for the Minister to outline his plans for the future ownership and policy direction of Aer Lingus in light of the current restructuring by the company management; and (7) Deputy Allen — the delay in commencing work on the new Cork School of Music and the discussions that have taken place between her Department and the Jarvis contractors.
The matters raised by Deputies Callanan, Finian McGrath and Upton have been selected for discussion.