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 Marcella Corcoran Kennedy — the need to provide adequate funding for the arts to sustain our existing cultural infrastructure; (2) Deputy Mattie McGrath — the rationale behind the decision to limit the new buildings at risk scheme to two applications per local authority area; (3) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív — an gá atá ann tuilleadh airgid a cheadú do Scoil Bhaile Nua, Baile Nua, Maigh Cuilinn, Contae na Gaillimhe; (4) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae — the cost of school books; (5) Deputy James Bannon — the need to provide adequate resources for St. Brigid's School, Mullingar, County Westmeath; (6) Deputy Dominic Hannigan — the need to clarify the position on the GMS contract and the provision of free blood tests for medical card patients and GP visit card holders; (7) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan — the implementation of section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010; (8) Deputy John O'Mahony — the need to address the time for processing passport applications; (9) Deputy Gerry Adams — the need to appoint an additional level 2 methadone prescribing GP to Drogheda and to resource the appointment of an additional family support worker for the Louth community drug and alcohol team; (10) Deputy Martin Ferris — the need for an extension at Dromclough national school, County Kerry; and (11) Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick — the cost to the tax payer of emergency environmental works carried out to clean up the toxic residue at illegal fuel laundering plants.
The matters raised by Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív, Martin Ferris, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy and Patrick O'Donovan have been selected for discussion.