I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy James Bannon — the need to designate Longford as the headquarters of the amalgamated Longford-Westmeath vocational education committee; (2) Deputy Derek Keating — the salary to be paid to the new chief executive officer of AIB; (3) Deputy Derek Nolan — the ongoing problems at the emergency department of University College Hospital, Galway; (4) Deputy Joan Collins — the need to guarantee funding in respect of refuges in County Kildare for those needing protection from domestic violence; (5) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan — the need to maintain funding for the RASP and Sphere 17 programmes in Dublin 17; (6) Deputy Brendan Griffin — the problem of cigarette smuggling and the substantial related cost to the Exchequer; (7) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív — an gá atá ann breis airgid a cheadú le athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar Scoil Bhaile Nua, Maigh Cuilinn, Contae na Gaillimhe; (8) Deputy Mattie McGrath — the future of Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, County Tipperary; (9) Deputy Noel Harrington — the future of Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, County Tipperary; (10) Deputy Barry Cowen — the delay in dealing with social welfare appeals; (11) Deputy Brendan Smith — the need to increase the student contribution fee; and (12) Deputy Joe Higgins — the jailing of Ms Teresa Treacy.
The matters raised by Deputies James Bannon, Thomas P. Broughan, Barry Cowen and Joan Collins have been selected for discussion.