I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Finucane – the need to secure an alternative industry arising from the proposed closure of Giro Limited assembly plant in Newcastle West, County Limerick; (2) Deputy Theresa Ahearn – the need to discuss the non-use of the new fully equipped x-ray room in St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel due to lack of staff; (3) Deputy McGuinness – the urgent need to update legislation governing the composition and functions of An Bord Pleanála; (4) Deputy Naughten – the need for the Minister to clarify his position on the three-in-one vaccine consequent on his reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 175 to 179 of 11 May 1999; (5) Deputy Browne (Wexford)– the need to appoint extra veterinary inspectors to County Wexford to enable owners of meat processing factories to operate to departmental standards and new meat processing licence applications to commence operations; (6) Deputy Deenihan – the necessity to provide a community hospital in Tralee, County Kerry, which is the only town of its size in Ireland without such a facility for its senior citizens; (7) Deputy Perry – the provision of two new classrooms and an extra teacher for St. Patrick's national school, Calry, County Sligo; (8) Deputy McGinley – the urgent need to upgrade the R 251 and R 255 roads in County Donegal to underpin and support 1,300 jobs at the Gweedore industrial estate; (9) Deputy Sheehan – the withdrawal of the State funded ferry service to Oileán Cléire and the proposal to privatise this service; (10) Deputy Michael Ahern – the refusal by SIPTU to consent to the enrolling by IMPACT of 20 grade 5 employees at St. Raphael's Hospital, Youghal, County Cork.
The matters raised by Deputies Browne (Wexford), Naughten, McGinley and Perry have been selected for discussion.