I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to examine the way in which ComReg deals with An Post; (2) Deputy Paschal Donohoe - the steps that can be taken to ensure that banks pass on the additional mortgage interest relief; (3) Deputies Paudie Coffey, Ciara Conway, John Paul Phelan and John Halligan - the potential impact on Waterford Regional Hospital of the proposed reconfiguration of hospital services in the south east; (4) Deputy Michael McNamara - the need to introduce measures to contain ash dieback; (5) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the negative impact of the proposed alignment of the 52 local development companies with local authorities; (6) Deputy James Bannon - the potential national fallout of the loss of approximately 100 jobs at Ericsson, Athlone, County Westmeath; (7) Deputy Regina Doherty - the need to relax the liability whereby businesses letting premises are liable for the rates arrears of the previous tenant; (8) Deputy John O'Mahony - the procedures used by North East Leader Company, County Mayo and the effects it has on funding following the investigation by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; (9) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need for legislation and regulations to cover the provision of professional home care for elderly and vulnerable people; (10) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor - the need for greater awareness and action to protect victims of violence in home; (11) Deputy Robert Troy - the Supreme Court's finding in relation to the recent referendum on the rights of children; (12) Deputy Mary Lou McDonald - the impact on the families of a decision to transfer 2nd Field Engineers from Dublin's McKee Barracks to Athlone; (13) Deputy Seamus Kirk - the need to examine legislation to deal with persistent and vexatious planning objections; (14) Deputy Pat Deering - the need to examine anomalies in the back-to-education allowance; (15) Deputy Pat Breen - the recent changes in eligibility criteria for participants on community employment schemes, particularly those in the Kilrush and Ballyea areas of County Clare; (16) Deputy Brian Stanley - visits to counties Laois and Offaly by the IDA in the past two years; (17) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - the failure to open the new purpose built 70 bed public nursing home in Inchicore, Dublin, and his plans with regard to same; (18) Deputy Seán Kyne - the need to maintain the air service to the Aran Islands; (19) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to address issues with the rent supplement scheme, particularly in view of the report on the matter by Focus Ireland; (20) Deputy Kevin Humphreys - the need to co-locate the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street with St. Vincent's hospital, on the Elm Park site; (21) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the situation surrounding the referendum on children's rights; and (22) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to examine the legislation relating to cannabis use in Ireland.
The matters raised by Deputies Brian Stanley; Colm Keaveney; Paudie Coffey; Ciara Conway, John Paul Phelan and John Halligan; and Pat Deering have been selected for discussion.