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 Michael Creed — to raise the matter of the implementation of a national foot screening programme for diabetics, the provision of podiatry care for diabetics and, in particular, the withdrawal of services from Macroom Community Hospital since January 2010; (2) Deputy Frank Feighan — to ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explore the possibility of providing a third level education college in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, given it is now a regional town; (3) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to ensure a person who is severely brain damaged following a car accident and requires urgent treatment will be transferred to the care of the Department of Health and Children; (4) Deputy Paul Kehoe — the number of special needs assistants assigned to schools working with autistic children; (5) Deputy Thomas McEllistrim — postgraduate training and education for recently qualified teachers in association with practical teaching experience; (6) Deputy Billy Timmins — to ask the Minister for Health and Children what the correct situation is with respect to Wicklow District Hospital, Wicklow town; and if she will make a statement on the matter; (7) Deputy Jack Wall — to outline the procedures relating to applying for a medical card in an area (details supplied); (8) Deputy Ulick Burke — the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate when St. Catherine's national school, Aughrim, County Galway will be given the go ahead for the construction of a new school, given that the class room sizes are one third the size of the regular class rooms in other national schools and the serious health and safety issue arising from overcrowding and lack of other appropriate facilities; (9) Deputy Joe Behan — the proposed closure of Wicklow hospital; (10) Deputy Andrew Doyle — to discuss the decision to close the Wicklow hospital and the impact this will have on the patients and their families; (11) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan — the application of the law in regard to an ongoing matter (details supplied); (12) Deputy Dan Neville — to protect mental health resources in budget 2011; (13) Deputy Paul Connaughton — the reason for the cancellation of a surgical procedure in a hospital in Dublin (details supplied); (14) Deputy James Reilly — the issue of cutbacks at Cavan General Hospital, the stress this has caused for patients, particularly those waiting for endoscopy and other important procedures; to ensure that no further cutbacks to the frontline are imposed on Cavan hospital, particularly in view of the cutbacks and cancellation of surgery at Navan hospital and that any savings are achieved by eliminating needless waste and bureaucracy in the HSE; and that the Minister for Health and Children come in to the Dáil to discuss this urgent matter; (15) Deputy Pat Breen — the situation regarding the future of more than 180 jobs Shannon Aerospace in Shannon Airport; the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment must clarify the situation immediately as to what action he intends to take to save these jobs; and (16) Deputy Joe Carey — the need to protect jobs in the mid-west region, particularly in light of the unemployment rate which is higher than the national rate and the loss of significant number of jobs in the Shannon area.
The matters raised by Deputies Paul Kehoe, Thomas McEllistrim, Jack Wall and Paul Connaughton have been selected for discussion.