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 Martin Ferris - structural and design changes in the new forestry programme; (2) Deputies Terence Flanagan and Lucinda Creighton - the shortage of respite care beds; (3) Deputy Anthony Lawlor - the need to develop a comprehensive service of autistic spectrum disorder classes for children with autism at post-primary level to meet demand; (4) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need to upgrade the N22 Kerry to Cork road; (5) Deputy Pat Rabbitte - the need to allocate responsibility for the national drugs strategy to an existing Minister of State; (6) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to allocate funding to the waiting list for disability extensions; (7) Deputy Pat Breen - the maximum net income limits for social housing and the need to increase these limits; (8) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - concerns regarding both breast cancer and urology services at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; (9) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the need to accommodate people due to finish on community employment schemes who are nearing retirement age; (10) Deputy Sean Fleming - the need to appoint a new GP to fill a vacant position in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois; (11) Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice - the funding needs of fabrication operators to meet more compliance requirements; (12) Deputy Mick Wallace - the lack of support for Garda whistleblowers or progress in dealing with their cases in the past nine months; (13) Deputy Clare Daly - the lack of support for Garda whistleblowers or progress in dealing with their cases in the past nine months; (14) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the lack of availability of inpatient beds for children with mental health difficulties; and (15) Deputy Paul Murphy - the launch of the low pay commission.
The matters raised by Deputies Martin Ferris; Terence Flanagan and Lucinda Creighton; Sean Fleming; and Pat Breen have been selected for discussion.