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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 22 Nov 2012

Vol. 784 No. 1

Topical Issue Matters

Before proceeding with the next business, 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 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - cuts to supports and services for people with disabilities; (2) Deputy Regina Doherty - the need to pursue previous tenants in respect of rent arrears and relax the liability on businesses taking over premises; (3) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the restructuring of the Reserve Defence Forces; (4) Deputy Sean Fleming - the Mental Health Commission's report on St. Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois; (5) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to ensure that key teacher and learning resources in DEIS schools and other schools in areas of disadvantage generally will be maintained in budget 2013 and specifically that educational resources will be protected in the parishes of Darndale Belcamp, Priorswood and Bonnybrook in Coolock, Dublin 17; (6) Deputy Denis Naughten - the replacement of child benefit with a school attendance payment to curb fraud and address the need to issue payments to non-resident children; (7) Deputy Áine Collins - the proposed changes in services for special needs schools in respect of multidisciplinary disability services for children aged five to eight years; (8) Deputy Ciara Conway - the need to examine RTE's guidelines on children participating in programming; (9) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the need for fairness and protection of the most vulnerable in budget 2013; (10) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the ongoing situation in the Middle East; (11) Deputy Derek Keating - the increased incidence of tuberculosis in the city and suburbs of Dublin; (12) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the non-payment of compensation to victims of flooding in County Galway in 2009; (13) Deputy Robert Troy - the need to introduce supports for those suffering narcolepsy and additional medical complications following vaccination with pandemrix; (14) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to include the cash for gold industry in the new regulations governing the sale of scrap metal; (15) Deputy Dominic Hannigan - the proposal to have two licensing periods for car registration plates in 2013; (16) Deputy Mick Wallace - the effect of insufficient guidance counselling hours at Gorey community school, County Wexford; and (17) Deputy Róisín Shortall - the need to adopt a new area based approach to tackling child poverty commencing with the ten most disadvantaged communities.

The matters raised by Deputies Regina Doherty, Sean Fleming, Paul J. Connaughton and Dominic Hannigan have been selected for discussion.

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