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) Deputies Áine Collins and Patrick O'Donovan - the need to defer changes in the assessment of farm assistance; (2) Deputy Barry Cowen - the delay in the construction of new accommodation for Scoil Bhríde, Edenderry and Gaelscoil Eadon Doire, County Offaly; (3) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the proposed closure of Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain, Buncrana, County Donegal; (4) Deputies Kevin Humphreys, Robert Dowds, Anne Ferris, Ann Phelan and Arthur Spring - directors' remuneration at the Bank of Ireland; (5) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the introduction of parking charges at Howth Harbour, Dublin; (6) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the HSE imposing a charge of €170 per week in respect of respite care at a number of units; (7) Deputy Joe Higgins - whether the Minister for Social Protection has new policy proposals consequent on her statement that Ireland has reached its limits of austerity; (8) Deputy Derek Nolan - the impact of recent Central Bank of Ireland lending guidelines on the credit union movement and its members; (9) Deputy Clare Daly - the implications of the public sector recruitment embargo for the closure of Fingal County Council libraries; (10) Deputy David Stanton - the need for further educational places in Midleton and Carrigtwohill, County Cork; (11) Deputy Martin Ferris - the criteria for licensing fish farms; (12) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need for measures to deal with street harassment levelled at women and the LGBT community as highlighted by the global Hollaback movement; (13) Deputy Willie O'Dea - the need to discuss the OECD report the Minister for Social Protection commissioned on the Irish pension system; (14) Deputy Michael McGrath - the need for consistency in the terms and conditions of the split mortgage solution being offered by different banks to customers in mortgage arrears; (15) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the downgrading of accident and emergency services at Loughlinstown hospital, County Dublin; and (16) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to carry out appropriate assessment of nature sites in order to decide if they are suitable for oyster farming.
The matters raised by the Deputies Kevin Humphreys, Robert Dowds, Anne Ferris, Ann Phelan and Arthur Spring; Michael McGrath; Áine Collins and Patrick O'Donovan; and Martin Ferris have been selected for discussion.