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 Costello — the need for the Minister to tackle the growing problem of cocaine, including crack cocaine, trafficking in Ireland; (2) Deputy Catherine Murphy — the eastern regional autism service has identified the need for a multi-disciplinary service for children with autism spectrum disorders at second level to follow on from its primary level counterpart; (3) Deputy Coveney — to discuss the future of the Victim Support service currently being provided in the Cork and Munster regions; (4) Deputy Sargent — that the Minister implement the "safeguard clause" as provided for in EU Directive 2001/15/EC; (5) Deputies Quinn, Carey and Gormley — the arrest and remanding on bail of an Irish citizen, Mr. Seán Garland, by the PSNI on 7 and 8 October; (6) Deputy Gilmore — the case of a patient (details supplied) who had to wait in accident and emergency department from 3 p.m. on Monday last until 6 p.m. on Tuesday for a bed in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and (7) Deputy Upton — to ask the Minister to address the need for change in the social welfare system to facilitate the return to education for homeless persons.
The matters raised by Deputies Quinn, Carey, Gormley, Upton, Costello and Coveney have been selected for discussion.