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 Michael McNamara - to discuss paediatric orthopaedics at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh; (2) Deputies Ruairí Ó Murchú, Thomas Gould, Joan Collins, Paul Donnelly, Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Mark Ward - to discuss the planned removal of community and voluntary addiction network groups from the National Oversight Committee; (3) Deputy Michael Moynihan - to discuss availability of dental treatment to medical card holders under the dental treatment services scheme; (4) Deputy Chris Andrews - to discuss the lack of meaningful engagement by St. John Ambulance in the independent review into historical child sexual abuse within the organisation; (5) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss steps to ensure sufficient home carers to provide all home care hours and approved home care packages by the HSE; (6) Deputy John Lahart - to discuss using the National Treatment Purchase Fund to provide child or adolescent psychological and other mental health assessment needs; (7) Deputy Marian Harkin - to discuss the crisis in the hospitality industry and the need for continued supports for the industry; (8) Deputy Niamh Smyth - to discuss actions by the Department of Health following a third outbreak of avian influenza in County Monaghan; (9) Deputy Colm Burke - to discuss confirmation that the N20/M20 road project from Cork to Limerick will proceed; (10) Deputy David Stanton - to discuss further developments with regard to the proposed closure of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork; (11) Deputy Martin Browne - to discuss if the Dean Maxwell unit, Roscrea, is included under the national development fund to replace and refurbish the community nursing units; (12) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - to discuss plans to extend the free availability of antigen testing to special education schools; and (13) Deputy Paul Kehoe - to discuss when the people of Enniscorthy can expect the flood defence scheme for their town to be signed off to proceed to construction.
The matters raised by Deputies McNamara, Michael Moynihan, Colm Burke and Andrews have been selected for discussion.