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 Peadar Tóibín - the operation of the senior citizens' travel pass scheme; (2) Deputies Simon Harris, Robert Troy, Maureen O'Sullivan and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - the status of the €35 million committed in respect of community mental health services, the appointment of a director for mental health and the ring-fencing of staff for community mental health teams; (3) Deputy Joan Collins - the need for a separate cystic fibrosis hospital building on the grounds of St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; (4) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the need for CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann to protect their property rights and encroachment onto their property in order to facilitate the development of disused railway lines; (5) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the need to alter the time of year when checking of sheep is undertaken by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; (6) Deputy Olivia Mitchell - the use of GPS jammers in the increasing number of burglaries; (7) Deputy John Lyons - the case of the former employees of the Fáilte Bar at Dublin Airport; (8) Deputy Tony McLoughlin - the need to address unemployment levels in County Leitrim; (9) Deputies Brendan Smith and Michael Lowry - the need to review changes to the catchment boundary system in relation to the post-primary school transport scheme; (10) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to establish a national strategy for the development of the horticulture industry; (11) Deputy Jim Daly - the depletion in home nursing support hours for children required by the HSE to avail of agency nurses on termination of services provided by the Jack and Jill Foundation; (12) Deputy Noel Harrington - the status of ambulance cover in the greater west Cork area; (13) Deputy Pat Deering - the number of Garda patrol cars in the Carlow district; (14) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the need to provide additional Garda resources to County Donegal to address the recent spate of thefts and burglaries; (15) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need to make provision for two intermediate care teams in north and south Mayo to allow for better use of acute hospital resources; (16) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the need for additional Garda resources to County Donegal; (17) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - the need to establish a permanent memorial and tourism attraction around author Bram Stoker; (18) Deputy Martin Ferris - the need to resolve the turf cutting issue through engagement with the EU; (19) Deputy Niall Collins - the rise in charges for Greyhound Waste and associated waste issues in Dublin; (20) Deputy Michael Moynihan - inspections by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of adverse weather conditions over the past month; (21) Deputy Dara Calleary - the efforts to curb violent assaults on city streets; (22) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the problems faced by those on rent supplement given the increase in rents, the rent cap and the inability to negotiate properly with landlords; and (23) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the transfer of Bord Gáis operations to Balfour Beatty CLG and the security of employment following the transfer.
The matters raised by Deputies Brendan Smith and Michael Lowry; Deputy John Lyons; Deputy Olivia Mitchell; and Deputies Simon Harris, Robert Troy, Maureen O'Sullivan and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin have been selected for discussion.