I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 20 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Eric Byrne — the need to investigate the use by criminals of the 1993 tax amnesty as a money laundering device in view of recent media reports that an alleged criminal used the tax amnesty to declare £200,000 of unearned income; (2) Deputy Kirk — the very serious implications for motorists and industry and commerce of the present high cost of insurance premiums; (3) Deputy O'Leary — the need for the construction of a replacement primary school at Bonane, Kenmare, County Kerry, in 1995 in view of the condition of the existing building; (4) Deputy Leonard — the proposed reduction of 50 per cent in grant aid for the Task Force on Special Housing Aid for the Elderly contained in the Estimates for the Public Service, 1995; and (5) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív — the need for an upgraded water supply to be provided in Roundstone, County Galway, which is one of the prime villages in the west.
The matters raised by the following Deputies have been selected for discussion: Deputies Eric Byrne, Leonard, O'Leary and Kirk.