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 Tom Hayes - the need to attract multinational investment and to create employment in areas outside of Dublin, particularly in County Tipperary; (2) Deputy Derek Keating - the increased incidences of tuberculosis throughout Dublin city and county; (3) Deputy James Bannon - the potential national fall-out of the loss of approximately 100 jobs at Ericsson, Athlone, County Westmeath; (4) Deputies John Browne and Mattie McGrath - the need to insist that the code of conduct for business lending introduced by the Central Bank of Ireland is fully adhered to; (5) Deputy Áine Collins - the need to provide proper treatment for sufferers of cystic fibrosis at St. Vincent's hospital, Dublin; (6) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - the murder on Tuesday evening in Killester and the Garda response to a potential escalating feud on Dublin's north side; (7) Deputy Mick Wallace - the termination of penalty points by members of An Garda Síochána; (8) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - concern over the proposed closure of Garda stations and the scrapping of Garda districts; (9) Deputy Clare Daly - the termination of motoring offences by members of An Garda Síochána; and (10) Deputy Robert Troy - the need for the Minister for Social Protection not to proceed with the proposed cuts in child benefit rates.
The matters raised by Deputies Tom Hayes; James Bannon; John Browne and Mattie McGrath; and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin have been selected for discussion.