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 Ferris — the urgent need to address the problems facing cystic fibrosis sufferers awaiting treatment; (2) Deputy Deenihan — the crisis in the accident and emergency unit at Kerry General Hospital, Tralee which is now the most understaffed accident and emergency unit in the country; (3) Deputy Penrose — the need to put Richmond Harbour Dry Dock back in service as same is required to complement the ongoing works on the Royal Canal; (4) Deputy O'Sullivan — the need for the Minister to use his influence to ensure that children from the Chernobyl area of Belarus can continue to come to Ireland and other countries for medial treatment and recuperation; (5) Deputy Ring — the up to date position regarding an application for funding for a school in County Mayo (details supplied), whether funding be provided this year and when the matter will proceed to tender and construction stage; (6) Deputy McGinley — the serious law and order situation in Donegal where elderly people are regularly attacked and battered in their homes and younger people on the streets at night and the urgent need to address the deteriorating situation; (7) Deputy Haughey — the recent decree issued by President Lukashenko of Belarus regarding children travelling abroad for medical treatment and for rest and recuperation and the response of the Minister to this; (8) Deputy Neville — the primary care strategy — Mid-Western Health Board, implementation project —"Cois Abhainn" West Limerick; (9) Deputy Burton — the spate of recent shootings in west Dublin and the need for community policing in the west Dublin area; and (10) Deputy Lowry — the urgent need to provide a permanent state of the art ambulance station at the new Community Hospital of the Assumption in Thurles, County Tipperary.
The matters raised by Deputies Deenihan, Lowry, O'Sullivan and Haughey have been selected for discussion.