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 Gerald Nash - the impact on credit unions of the proposed pilot scheme, announced by the Central Bank, in respect of distressed mortgages; (2) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the closure of hospital beds in community hospitals in County Donegal due to the moratorium on hiring staff; (3) Deputy John O'Mahony - the plans in place for the further roll-out of the Student Universal Support Ireland grants for the coming academic year; (4) Deputy Tom Fleming - the need for the Central Bank of Ireland to engage MABS to act as an intermediary with 750 mortgage bank clients rather than a UK company; (5) Deputy Simon Harris - the need to review DART fares to Greystones; (6) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the lack of psychiatric services available to minors in Cork; (7) Deputy Joe McHugh - the need to implement a strategy to anticipate fodder shortages in winter 2013-14; (8) Deputy Noel Harrington - the changes in criteria for special needs assistants for children with disabilities in mainstream classes; (9) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the impact of the recruitment embargo on community hospital beds in County Donegal with particular regard to the closure of beds recently in Carndonagh and Dungloe community hospitals; (10) Deputy Michael McGrath - the amount of corporation tax paid in various jurisdictions, including Ireland, by some of the world's largest multinationals with operations here; (11) Deputy Martin Ferris - the need to provide funding to address the fodder crisis; (12) Deputy David Stanton - the steps being taken to address long delays in orthopaedic outpatient services in Cork; (13) Deputy Kevin Humphreys - the need to address concerns regarding the use of private information provided by An Garda Síochána; (14) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need to introduce immediate measures to assist farmers who are overstocked or who face challenges based on fodder projections for winter 2013-14; (15) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to put in place contingency plans to deal with any future fodder crisis and to prepare for the winters ahead; (16) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the effect of the cut in social welfare on those under 25 in emergency accommodation coming out of homelessness or care; (17) Deputy Robert Troy - the evaluation of the free preschool year; (18) Deputy Niall Collins - the use by the Minister for Justice and Equality of Garda information on last Thursday's "Prime Time" programme; (19) Deputy Eamonn Maloney - the need for new thinking in relation to new methods for collecting monetary fines; (20) Deputy Finian McGrath - the recent actions of the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to Deputy Mick Wallace; (21) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the need to ensure that the Croppies Acre remains open to the public as a tourist and educational attraction; (22) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - Ireland's role in corporate tax avoidance; (23) Deputy Joanna Tuffy - the need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to give an update on his remarks made on last Thursday's "Prime Time" programme; (24) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need for those responsible for the horsemeat scandal to face justice; and (25) Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan - water pollution in Boyle, Roscommon town and Castlerea.
The matters raised by Deputies Gerald Nash, John O'Mahony, Dessie Ellis and Robert Troy have been selected for discussion.