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 Connolly — to discuss the Irish-Vietnamese adoption process; (2) Deputy Joe Higgins — the provision of classrooms for almost 100 children from the Laytown-Bettystown area; (3) Deputy Healy — that the Minister introduce a ministerial order to amend section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997; (4) Deputy Cooper-Flynn — the Minister's plans to bring about equality in subvention rates across the country; (5) Deputy Cuffe — the conflict between the inspector's report on the Monkstown ring road in Dún Laoghaire and An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve the scheme; (6) Deputy Cowley — that the Minister explain the reason Ballina Urban District Council has encroached upon a special area of conservation for a car park; (7) Deputy Harkin — that the Minister respond to the findings of the report entitled, Sexual Assault Treatment Services — A National Review; (8) Deputy Perry — that the Minister ensure the re-engagements of the community employment scheme in the Irish Wheelchair Association in Sligo; and (9) Deputy Catherine Murphy — the impact the Local Government Act is having specifically in the context of the abolition of the dual mandate for Members of the Oireachtas and their access to local government staff, facilities and documents and the need to review regulations and legislation to overcome unforeseen issues in this regard in Members' everyday dealings and where disputes arise.
The matters raised by Deputies Connolly, Cooper-Flynn, Healy and Joe Higgins have been selected for discussion.