I have notice from Senator Nuala Fennell that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matters:
1. The recent savage cuts by the Department of Health to Hume Street Hospital which will mean the termination of their vital day care treatment for thousands of psoriasis sufferers and closing from the end of June of the women's screening clinic, and
2. The serious implications involved in the decision to end direct availability for GP's of free testing of specimens for sexually transmitted disease at St. James's Hospital, which has been available since 1971.
I also received notice from Senator John Connor of the following matters:
1. To ask the Minister for Education the present position regarding the construction of a new primary school at Frenchpark, County Roscommon, and
2. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reject the proposal of the Western Health Board to reduce the size and range of services at the County Hospital in Roscommon.
I regard all the matters as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected Senator Fennell's motion regarding Hume Street Hospital and it will be taken at the conclusion of business. Senators Fennell and Connor may give notice for another day of the matters they wish to raise. I want to say to Senator Fennell and to the House that we could go through our business a little bit faster than we might expect. The lovely thing about this House is that when you think you will get out early you are here until 12 o'clock and when you expect to be here until a certain time you could be out much earlier. I understand the Minister for Health is at a funeral but he will be the person to take the Senator's motion. We will leave it with the Leader of the House.