I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Eugene Murphy - the action and progress in alleviating the impact of the damage caused by the 2015-16 winter floods; (2) Deputies Alan Farrell, Thomas P. Broughan and Joan Burton - pollution from raw sewage and water quality issues on beaches and bays in north County Dublin, specifically at Rush and at Doldrum Bay, Howth, County Dublin; (3) Deputy Seán Haughey - continuation of further education and training courses at Trinity Adult Resource Group for Education and Training in Donaghmede, Dublin 13; (4) Deputy John Lahart - tonsillectomy waiting times at Tallaght Hospital in County Dublin; (5) Deputy Mary Butler - supporting Waterford Airport following the ending of the Waterford to Luton, England, service; (6) Deputies Dessie Ellis and Róisín Shortall - the funding crisis with the Young Ballymun strategy and if this model will be rolled out across the State; (7) Deputy David Cullinane - an urgent and targeted response to the Central Statistics Office's quarterly household survey for quarter 1 of 2016 that shows unemployment in the south east at 12.5%; (8) Deputy Joan Collins - the increase in the annual service charges by waste companies under the pay-by-weight scheme due to commence on 1 July 2016; (9) Deputy Mattie McGrath - funding of remedial and repair works to Ardfinnan Bridge in County Tipperary; (10) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - funding and delivery in respect of the Cork Events Centre; (11) Deputy Mick Wallace - the impact on the National Asset Management Agency of recent arrests by the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland; (12) Deputy Clare Daly - decision of United Nations Human Rights Council stating Ireland's obligation to prevent violations of human rights by amending the law on abortion; and (13) Deputy Billy Kelleher - that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport prioritise the North Ring Road, Cork, as a key infrastructure project for the economic and social development of the north side of Cork.
The matters raised by Deputies Dessie Ellis and Róisín Shortall, Seán Haughey, Eugene Murphy and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire have been selected for discussion.