I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given to me under standing order 20 (3) (a) and the name of the member in each case: (1) Deputy Quill — the problems experienced in Cork courts due to the suspension of the operation of the free legal aid scheme in Cork and the adverse impact that this is having on law and order in the city; (2) Deputy Fennell — the hardships being created by delays in rent tribunal cases because of the delay in appointing members to the tribunal; (3) Deputy Taylor — the raid by armed officers of the Special Branch on the community hall of Killinarden community centre on 14 January 1992; (4) Deputy McGinley — the closure of McDevitt's knitwear factory in Glenties, County Donegal, with the loss of 53 jobs and the very serious economic implications for that area; (5) Deputy Gerry O'Sullivan — the serious implications for the citizens of Cork next week as outlined by a senior Circuit Court Judge, unless action is taken to resolve the free legal aid dispute in the city; (6) Deputy Enright — the urgent necessity for an extension to Crinkle national school, Birr, County Offaly where children are attending for their education in substandard premises and when the Department will be appointing a contractor for work to the extension; (7) Deputy Howlin — the urgent need for ministerial sanction for the much needed extension to the town of Wexford vocational school, in the light of the appalling conditions there and the decision of the teachers unions to withdraw labour from substandard class rooms; (8) Deputy Moynihan — the serious problem for both patients and medical/consultant staff in Tralee Regional Hospital arising from the failure of the Southern Health Board to provide essential equipment and staff; (9) Deputy Garland — the proposed interchange on the Northern Cross motorway at Ballymun, Dublin, which has been planned with no proper consultation with the local community who are totally opposed to this scheme; (10) Deputy Jim Higgins — the need for the Minister for Finance to authorise the Office of Public Works to deepen a channel for a river at Listernane, Killasser, Swinford, which is about to be piped and which is currently responsible for flooding of 150 acres of arable land; and (11) Deputy Deenihan — The serious concern expressed by Irish immigrant agencies in the US because of the drastic decrease in funding from immigrant services.
I have selected for discussion the matters raised by Deputies McGinley, Quill and Howlin.