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 Peadar Tóibín - the impact on local enterprise arising from the Ulster Bank's decision to close local branches; (2) Deputy Jim Daly - the need for discretion to be applied to education grant application decisions that fall marginally outside income guidelines; (3) Deputies Denis Naughten and Michael Fitzmaurice - maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital; (4) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for a fresh inquiry into the Stardust fire; (5) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the issues arising from the use of private security firms by landlords forcing evictions; (6) Deputy Michael McCarthy - the position regarding the Bandon flood relief scheme; (7) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the deteriorating tax environment for productive investment in small and medium-sized enterprises here; (8) Deputy Billy Timmins - the implications following the recent Supreme Court judgment with respect to the Mahon-Flood tribunal; (9) Deputy Pat Rabbitte - to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality what measures can offer relief to residents living with anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods and if she is satisfied that the co-operation between the different agencies of State is adequate; (10) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the need to discuss the urgent matter of the under-utilisation of Cork Airport; (11) Deputy Brian Stanley - the need to support autism services in County Laois; (12) Deputy Micheál Martin - the failure to investigate the abuse of an individual, details supplied, by the Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive; (13) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the takeover bid by the IAG group for Aer Lingus; (14) Deputy Clare Daly - the need to discuss the IAG proposal to take over Aer Lingus and the threat to connectivity and jobs; (15) Deputy Paul Murphy - the takeover bid by IAG of Aer Lingus; (16) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - the takeover bid by the IAG group for Aer Lingus and the need to maintain the Heathrow slots; (17) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to discuss the latest revelations of widespread breaches of the penalty points system; (18) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need for the Minister for Health to outline the action he will take to address Ireland's fall in a European health ranking survey, with specific regard to waiting lists; (19) Deputy Michael Moynihan - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the shortage of kidney transplant surgeons; (20) Deputy Helen McEntee - the position in relation to the funding and provision of eculizumab; (21) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the Greek election results and the implication for debt across Europe; (22) Deputy Joan Collins - the need for the Minister to clarify the Government's position on IAG's €1.3 billion takeover bid for Aer Lingus and the subsequent recommendation by the board of Aer Lingus.
The matters raised by Deputies Denis Naughten and Michael Fitzmaurice, Helen McEntee, Micheál Martin and Michael McCarthy have been selected for discussion.
