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 for the Minister to provide extra funding from the local government fund in 2005 to Clare County Council; (2) Deputy Durkan — the need for the Minister to clear up the confusion arising from conflicting evidence regarding the financial position in An Post; (3) Deputy O'Dowd — the need for the Minister to respond to the fact that BSE risk material may have unsuspectingly entered the national food chain through the pipes of a Drogheda company (details supplied); (4) Deputy Ring — the need for the Minister to indicate when arrears of blind welfare allowances due to people for a number of years will actually be paid; (5) Deputy Upton — the need for the Minister to outline what criteria are used to assess the professional qualification and competence of members of An Bord Pleanála; (6) Deputy Neville — the need for the Minister to clarify the implementation of the Western Health Board's Cois Abhainn project in west Limerick in the context of the primary care strategy; (7) Deputy Crowe — the need for the Minister to clarify the background and circumstances under which three senior managers in Aer Lingus resigned from the company and when a replacement executive will be appointed; (8) Deputy Fiona O'Malley — the need for the Minister to discuss the continuation of the SRUNA project in Carrickgollogan Woods.
The matters raised by the Deputies Ring, Durkan, Pat Breen and Upton have been selected for discussion.