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 John Perry — the introduction of bilingual recordings for voice annunciators in lifts and pre-recorded telephone messages in public buildings, including Leinster House; (2) Deputy Seymour Crawford — to ask the Minister for Environment and Local Government to immediately take steps to ensure those added to the electoral register in the run up to the next election, whenever that may be, are full-time residents at the stated address and if he will consider the use of PPS numbers along with proof of address to be the minimum requirement; (3) Deputy Lucinda Creighton — the provision of sports facilities within Iveagh Gardens, Dublin; (4) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Minister for Health and Children to resolve the bed crisis in the Mater and St. James's Hospital; (5) Deputy Joe McHugh — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to re-visit his decision to dismiss a teacher from a primary school, given that it will result in one teacher being forced to teach five classes — primary infants through to third class — which will undermine the second teacher in her efforts to teach students; (6) Deputy James Reilly — to ask the Minister for Health and Children, taking into account the reported intention of thousands of pharmacists to withdraw from contracts with the HSE which will affect medical card patients and many patients using the drug repayments scheme, what plans has her Department and the HSE to ensure the continued supply of medication to patients and if can she explain why she has not accepted the recommendations of the independent body appointed by her Department to examine the pharmacy sector, which recommended that any changes to terms and conditions should be brought in on a phased basis which is in direct contrast to what the HSE and her Department are proposing, which appears to involve an immediate reduction in gross margin to pharmacists of approximately 34%; (7) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to consider the establishment of an educational campus for the benefit of the Longford region in the recently closed Connolly Barracks, Longford, County Longford; (8) Deputies Seán Sherlock and Brian O'Shea — the plans in place under the rural transport programme to provide essential transport services to those in rural areas who do not have private transport and who are reliant on public transport services, such as that provided by Bus Éireann and other for profit operators, when routes have been suspended by Bus Éireann or other operators; (9) Deputy Seán Fleming — to discuss the plans to lay off 120 workers at the Meadow Meats factory in Rathdowney in the immediate term and the fears for the jobs of the remaining 80 workers in the plant, the devastation this will cause in Rathdowney, County Laois and all the surrounding areas in view of very little alternative employment in the area and if the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment can negotiate with the company with a view to retaining these jobs in County Laois; (10) Deputy Kathleen Lynch — the changes that have been introduced in the qualification criteria for the home tuition grant; (11) Deputies Martin Ferris and Jimmy Deenihan — the need to tackle crime in the Abbeyfeale area of County Limerick; (12) Deputy Tom Hayes — if the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will confirm his plans for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food offices in Tipperary Town, taking into account the geographical necessity of having a Department office in south Tipperary to allow farmers to do business, and taking into account the importance of the jobs to the town.
The matters raised by Deputies John Perry, Lucinda Creighton, Martin Ferris and Jimmy Deenihan and Kathleen Lynch have been selected for discussion.