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 Healy — the need for the Minister and the Health Service Executive to implement the High Court agreement for the provision of general hospital services in South Tipperary; (2) Deputy Connolly — the effects of changes in school transport provision on children from the Bawn-Bellatrain community attending St. Aidan's comprehensive school, Cootehill, County Cavan; (3) Deputy Penrose — that the Minister take steps to deal with the significant anomalies that have arisen in the operation of the early retirement from farming scheme; (4) Deputy Burton — the need to renovate and expand St. Brigid's national school, Castleknock following the masonry fall from the building; (5) Deputy Neville — school transport for the Salesian Secondary College, Pallaskenry; (6) Deputy Kirk — if the Minister will consider the possibility of establishing a replica of the Dundee City Council Family Project; (7) Deputy Finneran — that the Minister provide the necessary funds for the provision of an ambulance service for west Roscommon located at Ballaghaderreen; (8) Deputies Finian McGrath and Enright — the resignation of the president of Coláiste Mhuire Teacher Training College, Marino, Dublin 9; (9) Deputy O'Shea — the economic implications for Dungarvan and west Waterford of major job losses at Waterford Crystal's Dungarvan plant; (10) Deputy Eamon Ryan — the Waterford Crystal plant closure and how Government intends to ensure the re-employment of the workers involved; (11) Deputy Costello — that the Minister ensure that no asylum seeker sitting an Irish State examination this summer will be deported during the examination period; (12) Deputy Cowley — if the Minister will address the critical situation where the Mulranny-Achill-Ballycroy areas are left without an ambulance base; (13) Deputy Crawford — that the Minister take steps to provide full advice and education services in the Bailieboro-east Cavan area thorough Teagasc to farmers; (14) Deputy Naughten — that the Minister make a statement to the House regarding the procedures employed by Teagasc to move cattle off their research facility in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; (15) Deputy Hoctor — that the Minister give an update on the progress of the Christy McGrath case in England; and (16) Deputy Deenihan — the uncertainty surrounding the funding for child care projects in County Kerry.
The matters raised by Deputies O'Shea, Eamon Ryan, Finian McGrath, Enright and Kirk have been selected for discussion.