I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies John Lahart and John Curran - to discuss the ongoing traffic congestion on the M50; (2) Deputy Tom Neville - to discuss the issue of a sewerage scheme in Askeaton, County Limerick; (3) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss staffing issues at University Hospital Limerick; (4) Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív, Maureen O'Sullivan, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace - to discuss the circumstances surrounding the detention of Mr. Tony Taylor in prison; (5) Deputy James Lawless - to discuss social media regulation approaching the referendum; (6) Deputies Kathleen Funchion, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and David Cullinane - to discuss the availability and cost of repeat smear tests following the Minister for Health's announcement; (7) Deputy Seán Crowe - to discuss the capacity in the haemorrhage dialysis unit in Tallaght Hospital; (8) Deputy Michael McGrath - to discuss the operation of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; (9) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the need for additional staffing and resources in diabetes care services in the north west; (10) Deputy John Brassil - to discuss the appointment of a serving HSE official to a position in a US company; (11) Deputies Eamon Scanlon, Frank O'Rourke and Mary Butler - the need to review the medical card application process for patients with cancer, terminal illness or chronic conditions; (12) Deputy Imelda Munster - to discuss the transfer of SPSV licences to nominated persons in the event of the licenceholder's death; (13) Deputy Dara Calleary - to discuss the reduction by the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland of services at the Mayo Alzheimer’s unit in Castlebar, County Mayo; (14) Deputies Mattie McGrath and Jackie Cahill - the need to address the problem of non-payment for subcontractors on various projects throughout the State; (15) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the progress toward developing facilities at Kolbe special school, Portlaoise; (16) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the need to expand the rent pressure zones scheme to more areas facing high annual increases in residential rent rates; (17) Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony - to discuss the matter of raw sewage being pumped into the harbour at Castletownbere and Castletownshend by Irish Water; (18) Deputy John Brady - to discuss the need for funding to carry out the upgrading of the N81 road; (19) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the announcement of new schools in the Cork area; (20) Deputy Bríd Smith - to discuss the appointment of a serving HSE official to a position in a US company; (21) Deputy Eugene Murphy - to discuss an update on the implementation of the external review into mental health services in County Roscommon and the current state of mental health services in County Roscommon; (22) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the new housing figures; and (23) Deputy Anne Rabbitte - the need for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address the considerable shortcomings that have been highlighted within Ireland's foster care services, most particularly with regard to collecting data on foster care services.
The matters raised by Deputies John Lahart and John Curran; Deputy Pearse Doherty; Deputies Eamon Scanlon, Frank O'Rourke and Mary Butler; and Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív, Maureen O'Sullivan, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have been selected for discussion.