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 Denis Naughten - the need to investigate the sale and reuse of HSE braces by a dentist employed in the Galway orthodontic department; (2) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to establish an independent commission of investigation into the Stardust tragedy; (3) Deputy Ann Phelan - Ireland's position within the UN in respect of the devastating situation in the Central African Republic; (4) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to restore the Christmas bonus for carers, pensioners and those on long-term social welfare payments; (5) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the need to improve structures and funding to meet the demand for Irish-medium education throughout the country; (6) Deputy Paudie Coffey - the need to address the issue of new rates to be imposed on businesses in Waterford contained in the Valuation (No. 2) Bill 2013; (7) Deputy Michael Lowry - the difficulties facing parents of children with special needs in south Tipperary in securing school transport; (8) Deputy Ciara Conway - the need to fill vacancies in the speech and language therapy services to the rehabilitation centre, St. Patrick's Hospital, and community care in Waterford city; (9) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - Fógra gan choinne an Choimisinéara Teanga go bhfuil sé ag éirí as oifig luath agus na himpleachtaí a bhaineann leis an gcinneadh sin; (10) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the centralisation of emergency call centres; (11) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to review the proposal under the Local Government Bill 2013 to apply a 50% rates burden on all vacant property; (12) Deputy Michael McNamara - the destruction of waste chemicals in Shannon; (13) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need to make adequate provision for nursing staff in special needs schools; (14) Deputy Billy Timmins - the funding allocated to Wicklow County Council for the renovation of Glending estate, Blessington, Co. Wicklow; (15) Deputy Anthony Lawlor - the need to establish two separate schools on the one campus in Maynooth, County Kildare; (16) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the need to restore the Christmas bonus; (17) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the difficulties being faced by small schools because of Government staffing policy; (18) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the position regarding top-up payments made to the director general of the HSE; (19) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the position regarding support for sufferers of narcolepsy; (20) Deputy Clare Daly - the introduction of the new building control regulations; (21) Deputy James Bannon - the need to tackle the unemployment crisis in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath; (22) Deputy Mick Wallace - the impact of the new building regulations; (23) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the Marks & Spencer's strike and the need to protect the rights of workers; (24) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the standards of care at Stewarts Care; (25) Deputy Michael McGrath - the Central Bank assessment of the current state of credit unions in Ireland; (26) Deputy Dominic Hannigan - the preferred site for the development of the new secondary school in Kells, County Meath; and (27) Deputy Helen McEntee - the preferred site for the development of the new secondary school in Kells, County Meath.
The matters raised by Deputies Ann Phelan, Michelle Mulherin, Billy Kelleher and Peadar Tóibín have been selected for discussion.