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 Joe McHugh — to ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will say why the Department is refusing to make a decision regarding a student (details supplied) and also, despite three letters having been sent seeking clarification, the school has yet to receive any acknowledgement from the Department; (2) Deputy Olwyn Enright — the policy on the provision of day care services in Laois-Offaly; (3) Deputy Liz McManus — the need to support two quadraplegics; (4) Deputy Noel J. Coonan — the plans in place to provide alternative employment for the employees of a former factory in Thurles, County Tipperary; (5) Deputy Joe Costello — the need to provide an inspection regime in relation to military aircraft using Irish airspace; and (6) Deputy Joan Burton — the loss of up to 50 high-tech jobs from Creative Labs in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
The matters raised by Deputies Olwyn Enright, Liz McManus, Noel J. Coonan and Joe Costello have been selected for discussion and will be taken now.