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 Kirk — the need to raise with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the matter of a British Army incursion at Ferryhill, Omeath, County Louth, on Wednesday 11 February 2004; (2) Deputies Hayes and Séamus Healy — the need for the Tánaiste to address the growing concerns about further job losses in County Tipperary; (3) Deputy Penrose — the need for the Minister for Agriculture and Food to review the measures proposed in the draft action programme for the implementation of the draft nitrates directive in the context of the impact it will have on the agricultural community; (4) Deputy Cowley — the need for the Minister for Health and Children to explain why there is no opportunity for employment of perioperative practitioners by health boards, although they are sought in the private health service in this country, when these practitioners are dedicated theatre workers who have completed a two year qualification course in the UK which is not recognised in Ireland; and the need for the Minister to advise what steps he has taken to explain if they can be recruited in the health service; (5) Deputy Gogarty — the need to provide guaranteed increased funding to the Carline centre in Balgaddy over a three year period to ensure that its essential work can be continued; (6) Deputy McHugh — the need to intervene in the dispute between management of An Post and staff at Tuam post office and to find an acceptable solution to the ongoing problems there; (7) Deputy Morgan — the length of time taken to deal with applications and subsequent appeals for mobility allowance; (8) Deputy Sargent — the need for the Government to indicate the progress made to provide capital funding for a marine conservation centre in Fingal, given the lack of such a facility in Ireland, which is unique among EU coastal member states, and that the project has the full support of the local authority which has provided a site; and (9) Deputy Neville — mental illness in older people.
The matters raised by Deputies Hayes and Séamus Healy, Kirk, Morgan and Neville have been selected for discussion.