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 James Bannon - the urgent need to obtain a designated site in Athlone, County Westmeath, for heavy good vehicles to carry out their driving test in a safe environment; (2) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need to allocate a dedicated IDA office for County Kerry; (3) Deputy Fergus O'Dowd - to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on the concerns expressed by residents in County Louth following the murder of Garda Tony Golden; (4) Deputy Alan Farrell - the need for a new secondary school to serve the communities of west Malahide and east Swords; (5) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need for the Minister to establish a round table forum of Departments and local TDs to assess and address the implications of the High Court rejection of planning permission to Bord na Móna to extend the lifetime of Edenderry power station in light of the implications that it has for local employment and for the extension to the operation of the power stations at Shannonbridge and Lanesboro; (6) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the need for the Minister to address funding concerns at Kerry Life Skills, a registered children's charity in Kerry; (7) Deputy Finian McGrath - concerns about wall height at the proposed flood defence project between the Wooden Bridge and the Causeway Road in Dublin 3; (8) Deputy Martin Ferris - to discuss ongoing financial difficulties at Kerry Life Skills; (9) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton - the unacceptable delay in processing times for Garda vetting; (10) Deputy Jim Daly - the need to control the rampant spread of knotweed and other invasive non-native species; (11) Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Michael Moynihan - the need for an independent investigation into the very serious side effects of HPV Gardasil vaccine; (12) Deputy John Paul Phelan - to ask the Minister responsible for school transport to outline to the House how last week's announcement by Bus Éireann in relation to the cancellation of school transport services during times of status red weather warnings will operate in practice and why was there no consultation with stakeholders before the announcement; (13) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the urgent need to change and review the height of the seawall being erected under the Dollymount promenade and flood protection project on the James Larkin Road, Dublin 5, given the damage to the aesthetics and environment of the Dublin Bay boundary at this location for local residents and visitors to the Dublin Bay UNESCO biosphere at Bull Island and St. Anne’s Park, Raheny; (14) Deputy Paul Murphy - the tendering process for the provision of telecare equipment for the senior alert scheme; (15) Deputy Joe Costello - the need to ensure that Gaelscoil Bharra, Cabra, Dublin 7, is constructed urgently; (16) Deputy Niall Collins - the need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to commission an updated Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report; (17) Deputy Bernard J. Durkan - the exclusion of certain women from qualification for contributory old age pension due to their previous work history; (18) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the need for the Minister for Health to provide details of the progress made to date in finding an alternative premises for a HSE-operated training centre for people with disabilities in County Donegal at The Cleary Centre, Donegal town; (19) Deputy Clare Daly - to discuss recent problems with GSOC failing to investigate allegations of Garda malpractice and criminality; (20) Deputy Mick Wallace - to discuss recent problems with GSOC failing to investigate allegations of Garda malpractice and criminality; (21) Deputy Brendan Smith - to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the implications for Ireland on the proposed British referendum on membership of the European Union; (22) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need for measures to make private residential rent more affordable; (23) Deputy Tom Fleming - to ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the signing of the remaining sections of the commencement order of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 in order to allow further discussions on regulation CP88; (24) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the need to progress with building work in St. Mochta's national school, Clonsilla and St. Patrick's national school, Corduff; and (25) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to discuss the hosting of the web summit in Dublin.
The matters raised by Deputies Bernard Durkan, Maureen O'Sullivan and Michael Moynihan, Brendan Griffin and Dessie Ellis have been selected for discussion.