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 O'Hanlon — the preparations for the Washington Conference; (2) Deputy Shortall — the need to control horses in urban areas; (3) Deputy Gregory — the crisis regarding social workers in Dublin's north inner city; (4) Deputy Hugh Byrne — the crisis in sheep prices.
All four matters are considered to be in order and have been selected accordingly. For the information of Members the matters will be taken in the following order: Deputies O'Hanlon, Gregory, Shortall and Hugh Byrne.