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 Terence Flanagan - the need to end the derogation for the Irish language; (2) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to restore the Christmas bonus for carers, pensioners and those on long-term social welfare payments; (3) Deputy Sean Fleming - reported further delays in the expected completion date for the national children's hospital; (4) Deputy Derek Nolan - the need to supply Rosedale special school, Galway, with funding for specialist equipment to assist students; (5) Deputy Seán Kyne - the need to ensure adequate fire service provision for the south Connemara area; (6) Deputy Brian Stanley - the future of Wicklow's River Dargle flood prevention programme; (7) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to address the worsening problem of homelessness; (8) Deputy Clare Daly - the proposal for survivors of symphysiotomy; (9) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need for the new building regulations to provide protection to home owners without having to go to court should the system fail; and (10) Deputy Brendan Smith - to ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to discuss recent publications and media reports about collusion between British forces and loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
The matters raised by Deputies Seán Kyne, Derek Nolan, Sean Fleming and Terence Flanagan have been selected for discussion.