I have received notice from Senator White that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to outline the number of people who are currently in prison as a result of non-payment of their debts.
I have also received notice from Senator Brennan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to outline the up-to-date position on the proposed sewerage scheme at Kilmallock, County Limerick.
I have also received notice from Senator Dooley of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to bring forward the sanctioning of the sewerage schemes at Scarriff, Feakle and Quilty, County Clare.
I have also received notice from Senator Morrissey of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Science to provide a list of all primary and secondary schools which lack the necessary facilities to provide the level of physical activity recommended in the report of the nationaltask force on obesity, such as the schools in Castleknock, Dublin 15; and also to provide an estimate of the level of investment needed to ensure that each school has adequate facilities for physical education classes.
I have also received notice from Senator Ulick Burke of the following matter:
To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is aware that no additional funding was provided to the Health Service Executive, Western Area, for children under 12 years of age with special needs, from the current funding allocation announced recently, as all resources have been allocated for adult support.
I have also received notice from Senator Bannon of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to clarify the position regarding the new EU directives on the recycling of electronic waste, with particular reference to the position of electronic retail outlets and computer companies.
I have also received notice from Senator McHugh of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Science to make resources available for the appointment of an early-start teacher to St. Oran's national school, Cockhill, County Donegal, to tackle educational disadvantage.
I have also received notice from Senator Coghlan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to act immediately to ensure that the internationally-known brand name of "Dingle" survives and is permitted in the promotion and signage of An Daingean outside of the Gaeltacht; and to remedy the situation whereby foreign tourists are driving around Kerry with maps in English and road signs in Irish.
I have also received notice from Senator Terry of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Finance to give a detailed breakdown of the €2.5 billion tax breaks enjoyed by the pension industry; to list the top ten individuals and the top ten schemes benefiting from the tax breaks and the value of each one.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected those matters raised by Senators White, Brennan and Dooley and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. Senators Morrissey, Ulick Burke, Bannon, McHugh, Coghlan and Terry may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.