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 Joe McHugh, Martin Ferris and Denis Naughten - the need to implement a strategy to anticipate fodder shortages in winter 2013-2014; (2) Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly - the need to address the water shortages affecting areas of north Wicklow, due to algae in Dublin City Council's filtration systems; (3) Deputy Dan Neville - the appointment of 477 mental health and suicide prevention staff provided for in the allocation of €35 million in 2013; (4) Deputy Heather Humphreys - the need to regulate for the permitted height of hedges and trees in privately owned gardens; (5) Deputy Noel Harrington - the changes in criteria for special needs assistants to children with disabilities in mainstream classes; (6) Deputy Paudie Coffey - the changes in criteria for special needs assistants to children with disabilities in mainstream classes; (7) Deputy Brian Stanley - the provision of funding for the N80, Portlaoise orbital route, County Laois; (8) Deputy Michael McNamara - changes in medical cards for children with disabilities; (9) Deputy Seán Conlan - the need to protect the future viability of the Collegiate School, Monaghan; (10) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the need to make improvements in the psychiatric services available to minors in the Cork area; (11) Deputy Robert Dowds - the effective rate of corporation tax on multinational companies registered here; (12) Deputy Ann Phelan - the effective rate of corporation tax paid by multinational corporations here; (13) Deputy Shane Ross - the need to provide adequate funding for St. Mary's national school, Lamb's Cross, Sandyford, County Dublin; (14) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to address the shortage of social housing provision in the Dublin North Central area of Dublin City Council and the Howth-Malahide area of Fingal County Council; (15) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the funding for respite care and support for families with children who have intellectual disabilities; (16) Deputy Michael McGrath - the amount of corporation tax paid in various jurisdictions, including Ireland, by some of the world's largest multinationals; (17) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - ambulance services in the north Leinster-HSE Dublin north east area in view of recent roster changes; (18) Deputy Jim Daly - the need to introduce new schemes in respect of employment assistance; (19) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the impact of the recruitment embargo on community hospital beds in County Donegal with particular regard to the closure of beds recently in Carndonagh and Dungloe community hospitals; (20) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the need for a new scheme to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant; (21) Deputy Mattie McGrath - delays in obtaining Garda clearance in respect of workers on community and rural involvement schemes; (22) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the need to ensure that the Croppies Acre, Dublin, remains open to the public as a tourist and educational attraction; (23) Deputy Simon Harris - problems with the supply of water in County Wicklow; (24) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - Ireland's role in corporate tax avoidance; (25) Deputy Niall Collins - the expiry dates issued on firearm licences; (26) Deputy Clare Daly - Ireland's tax treatment of multinationals; and (27) Deputy Mick Wallace - the way in which multinational corporations in Ireland are taxed.
The matters raised by Deputies Joe McHugh, Martin Ferris and Denis Naughten; Simon Harris; Seán Ó Fearghaíl; and Michael McNamara have been selected for discussion.