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 Joe McHugh — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to indicate what criteria was used in drawing up the terms of reference for the post of special education needs organiser, SENO and, if he will explain what criteria was used to draw up the assessment criteria used by the SENO; (2) Deputy Thomas McEllistrim — the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to establish a special squad in the Garda Síochána to deal with anti-social behaviour and public disorder and to introduce this squad on a pilot basis in Tralee town. (3) Deputy Ulick Burke — the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Science to indicate his plans for the provision of a new school at Cahergal in view of the long history of delay in the provision of this much needed school where there is serious overcrowding and health and safety issues following the announcement made early in 2007 on this matter; (4) Deputies Ciarán Lynch and Deirdre Clune — the transfer of the breast unit from the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital to the Cork University Hospital; (5) Deputy Martin Ferris — the need to renegotiate the Common Fisheries Policy; (6) Deputy Seymour Crawford — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to consider a top up grant towards the extension and alterations at Lisdoonan national school, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan where serious unforeseen additional costs have occurred; (7) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Taoiseach to outline Government plans to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising; (8) Deputy Pat Breen — the need for the Minister for Finance to review his decision on the closure of the Civil Service crèche in Ennis, County Clare, the manner in which the closure was communicated to the parents and staff and to permit the temporary operator to remain in place until October when a permanent operator can be put in place; (9) Deputy Michael Ring — to reverse the proposed cutbacks in Mayo health services; (10) Deputy Richard Bruton — the situation with the five year plan for the development of services for persons with a disability; (11) Deputy Jimmy Deenihan — the threatened closure of the child care centre in Ballybunion, County Kerry; and (12) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to ensure that full and complete information about the fate of the late Michael Flanagan who suffered abuse in Artane Industrial School is given to his family by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse.
The matters raised by Deputies Ciarán Lynch and Deirdre Clune, Michael Ring, Richard Bruton and Jimmy Deenihan have been selected for discussion.