I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Frank O'Rourke - to ask the Minister for Social Protection to discuss the possibility of extending the period of time a person can avail of a Tús scheme on a case by case basis, with particular consideration being given to a person's age; (2) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - the need for the Minister for Health to discuss the proposal from the European Commission on so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (3) Deputies Martin Ferris and Michael Healy-Rae - if the Minister will address the concerns of parents whose children they believed developed side effects from the HPV vaccine drug Gardasil; (4) Deputy Seán Haughey - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to sanction a multidenominational Gaelscoil for the Drumcondra/Marino/Dublin 1 areas as proposed by An Foras Pátrúnachta; (5) Deputy John McGuinness - the need for the Minister of State for disability matters to outline what action the Government will take to support the 14 people with disabilities who have lost their jobs as a result of the closure of Rehab Enterprises in Kilkenny; (6) Deputy Alan Farrell - the need to prioritise the delivery of new metro north in line with the previous Government's commitment; (7) Deputy David Cullinane - the Central Statistics Office's quarterly household survey for quarter one 2016, which shows unemployment in the south east at 12.5%; (8) Deputy John Brassil - provision of an acute stroke unit, appointment of a replacement acute stroke clinical lead and replacement of a third geriatrician post at University Hospital Kerry; (9) Deputies Niamh Smyth and Brendan Smith - to ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, to make a statement on the latest 70 job losses at Liberty Insurance in Cavan and Dublin announced on 22 June, if anything can be done to protect jobs in this sector and what her plans are for job creation in the constituency of Cavan; (10) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss with the Minister for Health plans to substitute methadone with suboxone; (11) Deputy James Browne - the need for the Minister for Health to address the concerns outlined by the Mental Health Commission in its annual report for 2015; (12) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need for specialist oncologist support for patients with sarcoma to be retained at St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; (13) Deputy Gerry Adams - the impact of the national health care quality reporting system on immunisation, in-hospital mortality and surgery rates for Louth and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; (14) Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin - the shortage of primary school places for children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders; (15) Deputy Anne Rabbitte - the Minister for Education and Skill's plans for school transport for 2016 and 2017; (16) Deputy Declan Breathnach - to ask the Minister for Health and all associated Departments to address and respond to legitimate concerns on the reported and increased occurrence in the spread of measles, together with all other notifiable illnesses and to respond to public concerns on the Government addressing and monitoring of these ailments and other similar notifiable outbreaks, and to confirm that public confidence is assured that the system of reporting of notifiable medical ailments are proactively responsive to deal with such concerns; (17) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need for the Minister with responsibility for children to direct Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to review its application of the 40 year age gap rule with respect to existing and potential foster parents; (18) Deputy Clare Daly - to discuss the spike in US military usage of Shannon and whether it is connected to the NATO military exercises in Poland; (19) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - that the Minister for Health undertake to amend existing regulations to allow Border county senior citizens access long-term nursing home care in nearby facilities north of the Border with full fair deal entitlement; (20) Deputy Robert Troy - the need for the Minister for Health to provide more home help hours in Longford and Westmeath; (21) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the need to discuss recent findings suggesting the need to maintain RTE longwave radio for the Irish diaspora in the UK; (22) Deputy Bríd Smith - the latest figures on the number of social welfare recipients paying property tax directly from their social welfare payments; (23) Deputy Mick Barry - the ballot for strike action being taken by library workers in a number of counties who are members of IMPACT; (24) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the potential use of the so called 'rainy day fund' to help alleviate the housing crisis; and (25) Deputy Paul Murphy - the visit of US Vice President Joe Biden to Ireland.
The matters raised by Deputies David Cullinane, Mick Barry, John Brassil and Mattie McGrath have been selected for discussion.