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 Michael Lowry - the need for intervention to secure a replacement industry for the Lisheen mine site, County Tipperary; (2) Deputy Peter Mathews - the need to intervene to secure deferred pensions for members of the Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme; (3) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the processing of medical card applications in the primary care reimbursement service; (4) Deputy Joe Costello - the need to ensure that the new Central Bank rules for 20% mortgage deposits are amended; (5) Deputy Seán Crowe - the need to discuss the proposed symphysiotomy redress scheme; (6) Deputy Róisín Shortall - the need to update regulations under the misuse of drugs legislation to curb the open street trading of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs; (7) Deputies Anthony Lawlor, Catherine Murphy and Martin Heydon - staffing issues at Naas General Hospital; (8) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the need for intervention to ensure an equitable solution to the ongoing Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme dispute; (9) Deputy Sean Fleming - the funding of the school meals local project scheme in Scoil Bhríde, Portlaoise, County Laois, (10) Deputy Michael McNamara - Bord Bia's quality assurance scheme; (11) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the recruitment of psychologists by the Health Service Executive; (12) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the need to provide fixed-line broadband on Arranmore Island, County Donegal, under the national broadband plan; (13) Deputy Denis Naughten - the long-term plans for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, and Roscommon County Hospital; (14) Deputy Martin Ferris - the cuts to funding for Kerry Parents and Friends Association; (15) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to the have the recommendations of the internet content governance advisory group report implemented immediately; (16) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to review the methadone treatment scheme; (17) Deputy Seán Kyne - the plans for the Garda presence in Galway and the western division arising from reports concerning the future of Salthill Garda station; (18) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - the latest developments with regard to junior cycle reforms; (19) Deputy Michael Moynihan - the progress of the proposed amalgamation of primary schools in Kanturk, County Cork; (20) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the need to reverse the cuts in funding to Ability West and Brothers of Charity Services in County Galway; (21) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the effect of the outsourcing by local authorities of services and maintenance works; (22) Deputy Joan Collins - the need for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to clarify why the Westbank Orphanage will not be examined for sexual abuse or any other kind of abuse in the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry; (23) Deputy Mick Wallace - the appointment of the head of the new policing authority; (24) Deputy Clare Daly - the appointment of the head of the new policing authority; (25) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to make prematurity and neonatal health a national health care and welfare policy priority; (26) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the doubling of homelessness figures in Dublin; (27) Deputy Paul Murphy - the doubling of homelessness figures in Dublin; and (28) Deputy Tom Fleming - the need to restore the grant reduction to the Kerry Parents and Friends Association.
The matters raised by Deputy Michael McNamara, Deputy Paul J. Connaughton, Deputy Sean Fleming, and Deputies Anthony Lawlor, Catherine Murphy and Martin Heydon have been selected for discussion.