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 Dan Neville - the bypass for Adare, County Limerick; (2) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his position on European Commission proposals on reform of the single farm payment and reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; (3) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the right of part-time firefighters to be entitled to social welfare payments; (4) Deputy Gerald Nash - the need to examine the entitlements in respect of travelling companions of patients being treated under the treatment abroad scheme; (5) Deputy Michael McNamara - bank confidentiality agreements and mortgage debt relief; (6) Deputy Paschal Donohoe - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to the campaign for a new Educate Together secondary school for the Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 9 areas; (7) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the future of mental health services in County Galway, with special reference to 24-hour facilities at Toghermore House, Tuam; (8) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the delays experienced by persons waiting for appointments with ear, nose and throat specialists; (9) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to confirm whether evidence was withdrawn before the publication of the 2009 Coffey report into the Stardust tragedy; (10) Deputy Seán Crowe - the impact of upward-only rent reviews on businesses and jobs in town shopping centres, such as the Mill Centre, Clondalkin, and the need for landlords to adopt a more proactive approach to making commercial rents sustainable; (11) Deputy Clare Daly - health and safety issues resulting from the electricians dispute at St James's Hospital; (12) Deputy Kevin Humphreys - the need to intervene with the ESB to ensure guided tours and current opening hours continue at the Georgian museum, No. 29, Fitzwilliam Street Lower, in the year of The Gathering; (13) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the backlog of 6,000 scans and X-rays at Tallaght hospital, Dublin; (14) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to address the shortfall in the pension fund of the Abbey Theatre; (15) Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly - the launch of the personal insolvency service and yesterday's announcement regarding Central Bank targets for solutions to the mortgage arrears problem; (16) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to introduce measures to combat street harassment, particularly of a sexually threatening manner as highlighted by the global Hollaback! movement; and (17) Deputy John Lyons - the need to adjust commercial rates and consider a large retail levy to support small retailers in town centres.
The matters raised by Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Paul J. Connaughton, Seán Ó Fearghaíl and John Lyons have been selected for discussion.