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 Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the proposed closure of Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain, Buncrana, County Donegal; (2) Deputy Derek Keating - the need to ensure that adequate resources are provided in Dublin Mid-West to combat serious crime; (3) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - changes in the calculation criteria in respect of eligibility for a medical card; (4) Deputy Michael McNamara - a proposal from Killaloe for a commemorative coin to mark the millennium of the death of Brian Boru in 2014; (5) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need for more beds to be opened at West Kerry Community Hospital; (6) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the future of the Croke Park II agreement; (7) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the increased level of detention in the United States of undocumented Irish citizens; (8) Deputy Catherine Murphy - waiting times for appointments with ear, nose and throat specialists; (9) Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy - the closure of the dental clinic in Ferbane, County Offaly; (10) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the issues faced by farmers in the beef technology adoption programme; (11) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to provide young people in emergency accommodation with sufficient financial support to aid them in finding a home and moving on with education or employment; (12) Deputy Anne Ferris - the refusal of insurance companies to provide house insurance for residents living along the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow; (13) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the introduction of parking charges at Howth Harbour, Dublin; (14) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need for Screen national school, County Wexford, to retain its current staffing levels; (15) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - the need for a parallel youth fora to be incorporated into the existing JPC structure; (16) Deputy Barry Cowen - the delay in the construction of new accommodation for Scoil Bhríde, Edenderry and Gaelscoil Eadon Doire, County Offaly; (17) Deputy Dara Calleary - the increasing price of gas; (18) Deputy Róisín Shortall - the need for improved guidance and information for homeowners to assist them in valuing their properties for the purposes of the local property tax; and (19) Deputy Clare Daly - the reason parents with children attending PALS preschool, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, are being requested to refund funds already spent on tuition, which was not delivered through a 1:1 ratio.
The matters raised by Deputies Timmy Dooley, Paul J. Connaughton, Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy have been selected for discussion.