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 Denis Naughten — the need for the Minister for Health and Children to outline her plans for the provision of acute medical and surgical care for the people of counties Roscommon, Galway, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim and Offaly, following the HSE decision to close the inpatient surgery and accident departments at Roscommon County Hospital and transfer them to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, on an interim basis; (2) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister to give the go-ahead for Ballymahon vocational school's refurbishment project to go to tender without further procrastination or reconsideration on her part and if she will make a statement on the matter; (3) Deputy Leo Varadkar — that the Minister for Foreign Affairs make a statement to the Dáil on the efforts he is making to support the struggle for individual freedom, human rights, press freedom and democracy in the People's Republic of China and whether he will use the opportunity of the Olympic Games to increase pressure on the socialist regime; (4) Deputy Willie Penrose — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to ensure progress on the new school building for Athlone community college, which was given approval for architectural planning in November 2006; (5) Deputy Tom Sheahan — the position regarding the proposals to designate 5,000 acres by the banks of the Kenmore river; (6) Deputy Finian McGrath — the future of Dublin Bay; (7) Deputy Pat Breen — the exclusion of the air navigation transport pre-clearance Bill from the Government's legislative programme for the summer session 2008 and the urgent need for the Minister for Transport to have the heads of the Bill approved by Government as the delay in proceeding with this project is placing Shannon Airport at a serious disadvantage; (8) Deputy John Cregan — that protection is afforded to suppliers and sub-contractors to main contractors awarded contracts by local authorities; (9) Deputy Fergus O'Dowd — to discuss the OECD report regarding the health reform plan for hospitals in the north east; (10) Deputy Billy Timmins — the death of 16 patients at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, in 2007 from MRSA and c.difficile; (11) Deputy Thomas Byrne — the concerns and fears of the people of north Meath regarding the proposed meat and bone meal incinerator in Nobber, County Meath; and (12) Deputy Martin Ferris — the scale of illegal fishing by non-Irish vessels in Irish waters.
The matters raised by Deputies Billy Timmins, James Bannon, Tom Sheahan and John Cregan have been selected for discussion.